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on the phone line. Let me first Pragati : Sir, I was feeling
tell you about them. Pragati, a very proud, I was feeling so
resident of U.P., has won a medal good that I had returned with
in Archery. Amlan, a resident my country's flag hoisted so
of Assam, has won a medal in high… it is okay that once I had
Athletics. Priyanka, a resident of reached the Gold Fight, I had
U.P., has won a medal in Race lost it and was regretting it. But
Walk. Abhidanya, a resident of the second time it was in my
Maharashtra, has won a medal mind that if something happens
in Shooting. now, I will not let it lower down. It
Modi ji : Namaskar my dear has to flutter the highest in any
young players. situation. When we won the fight
Young player : Namaste Sir. at the end, we celebrated very
Modi ji : It’s a nice feeling well on the same podium. That
talking to you. First of all, I moment was very good. I was
congratulate the team selected feeling so proud that I could not
from the universities of India… measure the feeling.
you people have brought glory Modi ji : Pragati, you were
to the name of India. You have facing a big problem physically.
made every countryman proud You emerged out of that. This, in
through your performance in the itself, is a great inspiration for the
World University Games. So first youth of the country. What had
of all I congratulate you heartily. happened to you?
th
Pragati : I am starting this Pragati : Sir, on the 5 of May,
conversation with you. First of 2020, I had brain haemorrhage. I
all, tell me what had you thought was on the ventilator. There was
when you left after winning two no surety whether I would survive
medals? And having achieved or not and if at all, how would I
such a big victory, what are you survive? But certainly… yes, I had
feeling? the inner courage that I have to

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