Mann Ki Baat · 25 December 2022
Episode 96, the last of 2022, featured a man who has kept Sikkim's Tsomgo lake clean for 14 years, a Lakshadweep youth club preserving island arts, a Karnataka arts platform, bamboo craft in Palghar and a couple making products from arecanut fibre.
2 people · 3 groups highlighted. Read the official English transcript.
Person · Thegu, Sikkim, Sikkim
For 14 years he has kept the glacial Tsomgo lake, at more than 12,000 feet, clean. Starting in 2008 against many difficulties, he won over young people, villagers and the panchayat; today the lake has large bins, its rubbish is recycled, and tourists are given cloth bags.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Kalpeni, Lakshadweep
A club on Kalpeni island that encourages young people to keep local culture alive, training them in traditional arts such as Kolkali, Parichakali and Kilipaat, and in old songs.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Person · Gadag, Karnataka
A former hotel-management professional who has spent 25 years reviving Karnataka's arts and culture through his platform Kala Chetna, which hosts artists from Karnataka, the rest of India and abroad.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Palghar, Maharashtra
Tribal artisans, many of them women, who make boxes, chairs, teapots, baskets and trays from bamboo, and clothes and decorations from bamboo grass, earning an income and recognition for their skill.
As described in Mann Ki Baat
Group · Shivamogga, Karnataka
A couple who make trays, plates, handbags and sandals from arecanut fibre. Their products now sell in London and other European markets.
As described in Mann Ki Baat