New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, while addressing the audience at ESYA, the tech fest of IIIT-Delhi, made a stirring call for the youth to lead India's next chapter as Vishwaguru Bharat.

Invoking India's grand legacy as a global knowledge hub, the Minister said, "From Aryabhata's zero, to advances in medical science and surgery, to Nalanda and Takshashila that drew seekers from across the world, this quest for knowledge is in our DNA. The largest library at Harvard pales in comparison to the Nalanda. That spark still lies within us."

Calling the Tech Fest a "launchpad to enact bold dreams," Scindia stressed that India's rise rests on the shoulders of it...