Kovind book launch: Modi urges youth to read autobiographies, says ‘shortcut will cut you short’Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged youth to read autobiographies and learn from others’ struggles, warning that in the “era of reels”, shortcuts can limit success. The prime minister appealed to the youth to read autobiographies as they offer an opportunity to understand a particular period through the life of someone who experienced it. The prime minister said Kovind’s autobiography would become a “heritage for Indian democracy” and that the new generation has much to learn from it. They will pave the way for a self-reliant India, and this autobiography will serve as a source of inspiration for the youth,” Modi said. Modi recalled that Kovind lost his mother in a fire during his childhood when she tried to save household belongings.