Mann Ki Baat · 24 November 2024
Episode 116 featured young people helping elderly neighbours go digital and stay safe from scams, community libraries in Chennai, Hyderabad and Gopalganj, efforts to bring back sparrows and birds, and clean-up drives from Kanpur to Arunachal Pradesh.
6 people · 5 groups highlighted. Read the official English transcript.
Person · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
A young man in Lucknow who helps older pensioners in his neighbourhood submit their yearly life certificates digitally, so they no longer need to go to the bank, and teaches them to use technology with confidence.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
A young man in Bhopal who has taught many elderly people in his locality how to make payments on their mobile phones, which they owned but had never been shown how to use properly.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
A young man in Ahmedabad who warns people, especially the elderly, about "digital arrest" phone scams, in which fraudsters pose as officials to frighten victims into handing over money.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
A technology professional who, after returning from work abroad, set up Prakrith Arivagam, a children's library in Chennai with more than 3,000 books plus storytelling, art, robotics and public-speaking sessions.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Hyderabad, Telangana
An organisation that has opened several libraries in Hyderabad to give children books on a wide range of subjects.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Gopalganj, Bihar
A library in Gopalganj that serves young people from about a dozen villages, offering books, help for students preparing for competitive exams and other services, and is now talked about in nearby towns.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
A Chennai trust working to bring back house sparrows. It visits schools, explains why sparrows matter and teaches children to build small wooden nest boxes; about 10,000 have been made in four years, and sparrow numbers nearby are rising.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Mysuru, Karnataka
A campaign by a Mysuru organisation that introduces children to birds through a special library, a nature education kit of stories, games and puzzles, and trips from the city to villages to see birds.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Two young women in Mumbai whose team turns fabric offcuts, usually thrown away by tailors, into caps, bags and other fashion items that sell quickly.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
A group that began with a few friends picking up plastic and litter on the banks of the Ganga during morning walks. Many residents have joined, and the waste they collect is recycled into tree guards for saplings.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Sangti Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
A woman from Assam who left a corporate career to clean up Arunachal Pradesh's Sangti Valley, where tourist plastic had polluted the river. With local people she raises awareness among visitors and has set up bamboo bins across the valley.
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