Motivation is a process activating, directing and maintaining a goal-directed behaviour. So the goal, behaviour and drive are interrelated and are influenced by human values and culture. A need can become a drive if felt strongly and can direct human behaviour to attain the goal, need gives rise to a goal. Need, motive and drive are often used interchangeably, and even ‘goal’ is used interchangeably with ‘incentive’. A need pushes us, the corresponding goal or incentive pulls us. The Hindi translation of the term goal is “Lakshya”-something that one aspires to achieve, for example, one may want to perform well in his/her exam, or would like to buy a car in the next financial quarter or a scientist may want to discover a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Thus, a need (physiological, security, affiliation, esteem or self-actualization needs) pushes an individual to make efforts, modulate behaviour towards attaining the goal. However, the need for achieving these goals may be ...