Mann Ki Baat · 18 June 2023
Episode 102, broadcast a week early, featured a village head in Banda who built 40 ponds, the revival of the Neem river near Hapur, a teacher's Miyawaki forest in Kerala, Baramulla's dairy boom, young athletes overcoming setbacks and a dancer's children's stories.
7 people · 2 groups highlighted. Read the official English transcript.
Person · Luktara, Banda, Uttar Pradesh
The head of Luktara gram panchayat in water-short Bundelkhand who, with his villagers, built more than 40 ponds on the principle of keeping farm water on the farm and village water in the village. The groundwater level in the village is rising.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
People in Hapur district came together to revive the Neem, a river that had vanished but lived on in local memory and folklore. It has begun to flow again, and its source is being developed as a pond.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Kerala
A teacher who wanted his students to understand nature. He first created a herbal garden that became a biodiversity zone, then grew a Miyawaki mini forest called Vidyavanam, with more than 450 trees of 115 kinds, which his students help look after.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
Baramulla once lacked milk; now more than 500 dairy units have opened in about three years and the district produces some 5.5 lakh litres a day. They include Ishrat Nabi's Mir Sisters Dairy Farm, Wasim Anayat in Sopore and Abid Hussain.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Assam
A student of Cotton University who became the first athlete with a disability to take part in rowing at the Khelo India University Games.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Madhya Pradesh
A Barkatullah University student who won gold in the shot put at the Khelo India University Games despite a serious knee injury.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Maharashtra
A Savitribai Phule Pune University athlete who, after an ankle injury ruined his chances the year before, won gold in the steeplechase at the Khelo India University Games.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · West Bengal
The captain of Burdwan University's kabaddi team, who overcame many difficulties to reach the Khelo India University Games.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person
A classical dancer who, inspired by an earlier episode on storytelling, created Kutti Kahani, a collection of children's stories from different languages, and shares them as videos on her YouTube channel.
As described in Mann Ki Baat