Mann Ki Baat · 19 January 2025
Episode 118 highlighted Assam villagers who found a peaceful way to keep elephants out of their crops, a care home founder in Arunachal Pradesh, two retired public servants still serving Lakshadweep, and a Bengaluru space start-up.
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Group · Nagaon, Assam
A team of villagers in Nagaon, where elephants raiding crops troubled about a hundred villages. Instead of fighting the animals, they planted Napier grass, which elephants love, on about 800 bighas of barren land, and the herds now stray into fields far less.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Arunachal Pradesh
The founder of a home in Arunachal Pradesh that cares for people with mental illness or disabilities, the elderly and people recovering from addiction. He began without outside help, and his work has grown into an award-winning organisation that also supports homeless and violence-hit families.
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Person · Kavaratti, Lakshadweep
A nurse on Kavaratti island who retired from government service 18 years ago but still looks after people with the same care she showed during her career.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Minicoy, Lakshadweep
A resident of Minicoy whose work is helping protect the island's marine life. He writes songs to raise environmental awareness, has won a folk song award from the Lakshadweep Sahitya Kala Academy, and works with the local museum in retirement.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Bengaluru, Karnataka
A Bengaluru space-technology start-up that launched Firefly, India's first private satellite constellation, which takes very detailed hyperspectral images of the Earth.
As described in Mann Ki Baat