Azhar Iqbal, CEO of Inshorts and a judge on Shark Tank India, recently spoke at the annual India Conference held at Harvard Business School. Moreover, he delivered the keynote speech in Hindi. Currently, a video of Iqbal from this event is going viral on social media and is receiving a lot of response from people.
“I come from a small town in Bihar called Kishanganj, which has one of the lowest literacy rates in India.'' I am very grateful for that. This really makes me believe that it doesn't matter where you are from or what language you speak. You should always dream big in life.” wrote Azhar Iqbal while sharing a video on Instagram.
The video begins with Iqbal thanking several people. As the video progresses, he says: “I prefer Kalunga Borna in Hindi.” [I will prefer speaking in Hindi]” This statement elicited cheers from the audience. Towards the end of the clip, Iqbal interacted with some people and some of them took selfies with him.
Watch the video here:
Azhar Iqbal shared a video on Instagram two days ago. Since then, it has gone viral with over 1.1 million views. Many people flocked to the comments section of the video to share their thoughts.
Check out people's reactions to this video here:
“Keep inspiring young people,” one person posted.
Another said, “You always display a humble and down-to-earth personality in your human personality. You are truly amazing.”
“In Hindi, I prefer Kalunga Borna.” [I’ll prefer speaking in Hindi]! That innocence. Am I the only one who is impressed? ” wrote the third.
A fourth said: “I'm from Kishanganj too and I'm really proud of you.”
“This is very wonderful, sir. Congratulations!” We shared a fifth.
The sixth man said, “It was nice to meet you, Sensei.''