(My article on how encouragement of the right behavior by leadership boosts that behavior in the ecosystem)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently tweeted that he was deeply
moved when he saw Hima Das reach out for the Indian tricolour immediately after
finishing first in the 400m final race in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics
Championships in Finland. Later, the Prime Minister, while addressing a public
rally in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, also showered praise upon the
young girl from
Dhing, a nondescript
village in Assam’s Nagaon district, for her determination and patriotism. Hima
Das has also been assured of government funding for her preparation for the
2020 Olympics in Tokyo, under the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme
(TOPS). The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal too announced a reward
of Rs. 50 lakh for her, and personally visited Hima's home in Dhing to
congratulate her parents, Junali and Ranjit Das. The Chief Minister praised
Hima's historic success and thanked her for bringing glory to the state.
