I am not Baba Bageshwar but PM Modis lighthearted remark draws laughter at IIT Delhi

New Delhi Aug 8 IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday drew laughter and applause when he mentioned Baba Bageshwar while congratulating the students during the Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology IIT DelhinbspnbspBaba Bageshwar widely known as Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is the head priest of the Bageshwar Dham Temple located in Madhya Pradeshs Chhatarpur district He draws large crowds for his spiritual discourses and divine courts divya darbarAddressing the gathering PM Modi said All of you are gathered here today but there must be something going on in your hearts Now I am not Baba Bageshwar but there must be something going on Some must be thinking of their future some about their salaries some must be preparing for a new start in a new city some must be thinking of startups Everyone has a different path and dreams but one feeling must be mutual recalling the first day in IIT Delhi and today You must be feeling satisfied by your journey from orientation to convocation You all should cherish this momentA total of 3000plus students including 587 PhD scholars were conferred their degrees during the ceremony He congratulated the students wishing them all the best for their futures adding that they arent just taking degrees but taking forward a dream of doing something for the countryHe expressed his joy in attending the convocation ceremony and said The way your families are feeling proud today I am also proud of you all You are not just taking a degree but taking forward the dream of doing something for the countryThe Prime Minister also presented IIT Delhis prestigious academic honours to meritorious students in recognition of their outstanding performance The awards include the Presidents Gold Medal Directors Gold Medal Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Perfect Ten Gold MedalOn a lighter note PM Modi said If some daughters were meritorious students then it would have been much better Sorry not just some but manyWhenever life gives you a reason to look back then this campus life your friends teachers and support staff the ones who have become your families and home you will remember all this and be thankful for everyone he addedPM Modi also virtually inaugurated Param Pragya an AIpowered highperformance supercomputing facility at the institutes Sonipat campusThe facility is expected to strengthen the institutes capabilities in Artificial Intelligence data science advanced computing and interdisciplinary researchIANS