Mann Ki Baat · 28 January 2024
Episode 109 featured women in Bahraich making bio-fertiliser and natural pesticide for thousands of farmers, and two newly named Padma Shri awardees who practise traditional herbal medicine in Arunachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
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Group · Nibiya Begumpur, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
Women from self-help groups in Nibiya Begumpur village who make bio-fertiliser from cow dung, neem leaves and other plants, and a natural pesticide from ginger, garlic, onion and chilli. More than 6,000 farmers from nearby villages buy their products, and the women's incomes have risen.
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Person · Arunachal Pradesh
An expert in herbal medicine from Arunachal Pradesh who has worked to revive the traditional medical knowledge of the Adi tribe, named for the Padma Shri in 2024.
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Person · Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh
A traditional healer, or vaidyaraj, who has served poor patients in Narayanpur for more than five decades, named for the Padma Shri in 2024.
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