Hillary heaps praise on Aamir for his education campaign

Aamir Khan came in for special praise from Hillary Clinton for his acting pursuits and also his involvement with education campaigns.

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan came in for special praise from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for his acting pursuits and also his involvement with education campaigns.

“It is a great delight to be here with Aamir Khan,who is not only a Bollywood icon but also the great advocate for education,” Clinton said during a special interactive session with the students of Xavier College in Mumbai in which Khan was also present.

“I am here to see how US and India can work for the common cause of education,which is the great equaliser and gateway to opportunities,” Clinton said.

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Khan,the brand ambassador of an education campaign,who brought fore the need of special care to the differently-abled students with his award-winning film on autism “Taare Zameen Par”,said children should be encouraged to be creative in their life and there should be less emphasis on memorisation.

“We have to tell our kids to be more caring and I think that is going to make a huge difference from 25 years onwards.”

Supporting Khan’s view,Clinton said,”I think the actual requirement to become successful in the world is cooperation and collaboration among people and among countries.”

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