Children should be encouraged: Kalam

Calling each child unique, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday said that children should create their own identity.

"Every youth wants to be unique, that is, you. But the world around you is doing its best to make you 'everybody else'. The challenge is that you have to fight the hardest battle, and never stop until you arrive at your destined place, that is, a unique you," said Kalam while inaugurating the Children Science Congress at the ongoing 101st Indian Science Congress here.

Kalam, who shared his thoughts on the subject 'Innovation Empowers the Nation', added that the capabilities of children should be identified and encouraged.