Mann Ki Baat · 26 October 2025
Episode 127 featured a Bengaluru engineer reviving the city's lakes and wells, coffee growers in Odisha's Koraput, and young content creators bringing Sanskrit to social media.
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Person · Bengaluru, Karnataka
An engineer who started a campaign to restore the lakes of Bengaluru, once known as the city of lakes. His team has brought 40 wells and six lakes in and around the city back to life, with help from companies and local residents, and also plants trees.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Koraput, Odisha
Coffee growers in Koraput, including people who left well-paid corporate jobs out of love for coffee and many women whose lives the crop has changed. Koraput coffee is prized for its taste and is a source of pride for Odisha.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group
Young people making Sanskrit lively on social media: cricketer and creator Yash Salunke, who plays cricket while speaking Sanskrit; sisters Kamala and Janhavi; the humorous "Sanskrit Chhatroham" channel; singer Samashti; and Bhavesh Bhimnathani, who explains shlokas and philosophy.
As described in Mann Ki Baat