Mann Ki Baat · 30 July 2023
Episode 103 featured tribal villagers in Shahdol recharging wells with rainwater, a painter recording endangered plants and animals, women in Uttarakhand making crafts from birch bark, and Bicharpur, the football village known as Mini Brazil.
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Group · Pakaria, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh
Tribal families in Pakaria village have turned about a hundred wells into rainwater recharge pits so that rain soaks back into the ground, and have set a goal of using some 800 wells across the area.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Vadavalli, Tamil Nadu
A painter who uses his art to document plants and animals, and has painted dozens of birds, animals and orchids that are close to extinction.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Women of the Niti-Mana valley who make artworks and souvenirs from bhojpatra, the birch bark on which old Indian texts were once written. Pilgrims now buy their work at good prices, giving the women a new income.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Bicharpur, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh
A tribal village once known for illicit liquor that turned to football after former national player and coach Raees Ahmed began training its young people about 25 years ago. More than 40 national and state-level players have come from the village, and over 1,200 football clubs have formed in the area.
As described in Mann Ki Baat