Friends, The recent rains have been a refreshing change by bringing down the mercury and infusing new life into trees, plants and even people everywhere. Perhaps there is a lesson for us here – eventhe biggest and most refreshing showers are but a collection of individual drops.
Along the same lines is the endeavor to breathe new life into chess in Gujarat – the Swarnim Gujarat Chess Mahotsav. TheMahotsav opened today with me facing the King of Chess, World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, across the board. The aim of the Mahotsav is to popularize chess at every school across the length and breadth of Gujarat. Like the individual drops of rain, when every student takes to chess, Gujarat will surely produce a shower of talents in the world arena. Who knows, the next Vishwanathan Anand may be from our state !
My speech on the occasion of inauguration of "Gujarat Swarnim Chess Mahotsav" given below:
