Mann Ki Baat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his first Mann Ki Baat of the year 2024 today (January 28).
During the 109th edition of Mann Ki Baat, the monthly radio programme, the Prime Minister said, "There is a new enthusiasm, a new wave in Amrit Kaal. Two days ago, all of us countrymen celebrated the 75th Republic Day with great pomp and fervour. This year our Constitution is also completing 75 years and the Supreme Court is also completing 75 years."
"The Constitution of India has come into being after such intense brainstorming that it is called a living document. In part three of the original copy of this very Constitution, the fundamental rights of the citizens of India have been described and it is noteworthy that at the beginning of Part three, the makers of our Constitution had allotted due space to the pictures of Bhagwan Ram, Mata Sita and Lakshman ji," said PM Modi.
PM Modi on Ayodhya Temple Pran Pratishtha
Talking about Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya, PM Modi said that Ram is in everyone's words, Ram is in everyone's heart. "The occasion of Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya seems to have bound around a common thread, crores of people of the country together. Everyone's feelings are unanimous, and everyone's devotion is in unison. Ram is in everyone's words, Ram is in everyone's heart," he said.
The Prime Minister further said that the entire country lit 'Ram Jyoti' on January 22 evening, celebrated Diwali and the collective strength of the country was visible.
PM Modi said that the Constitution of Bharat has been made after such intense brainstorming that it is called a living document. "The governance of Lord Ram was also a source of inspiration for Constitution makers. And that's why on January 22nd in Ayodhya, I talked from, Lord to the Nation' as well as 'Ram to the Nation'," he said.
"I had requested the people of the country to run a cleanliness campaign from Makara Sankranti to January 22. I felt good that lakhs of people joined with devotion and cleaned religious places of their area," he added.
PM Modi hails women power
In his address, PM Modi hailed women power in various fields including sports, defence forces etc. He said that women are doing great work in the field of agriculture as well.
"This time the Republic Day Parade was amazing. But Women's Power in the parade was the most talked about. When women contingents of the Central Security Forces and the Delhi Police started marching on the Kartavya Path, everyone experienced a sense of pride... This time, out of the 20 marching contingents in the parade, 11 were women contingents. In the tableaux, all artists were also women. 1500 daughters took part in cultural programs. Many female artists were also playing Indian musical instruments like conch shells, nadaswaram, and nagda. DRDO's tableau also attracted everyone's attention. It showed how women's power is protecting the country in every field, be it water, land, air, cyber or space," he said.
"Many talented players and athletes of the country were honoured with the Arjuna Award at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Here too, one thing that intrigued everyone was, the Arjuna Award recipient daughters and their life journeys. This time,m 13 women athletes have been given the Arjuna Award. These women athletes participated in many big tournaments and won laurels for the country. Physical, economic challenges could not deter these courageous and talented players," he said.
"In the changing India, our daughters, and women of the country are performing wonders in every field. There is another area where women have made their mark, that is self-help groups. Today, the number of women Self Help Groups in the country has also increased and their scope of work has also expanded a lot," added PM Modi.
PM Modi applauds people's Padma Awards evolution
During the programme, PM Modi talked about winners of the Padma Awards. He hailed the contribution of the workers at the grassroot level. The Prime Minister further said that Padma honors have been conferred upon many countrymen who, by connecting with the grassroots, have worked to bring about big changes in society. "A lot of curiosity across the country to know about the life journey of these inspiring people has been noticed," he added.
He said that the system of Padma awards has transformed in last decade, it has become 'people's Padma'. "I am very happy that the system of the Padma Awards has completely changed in the last decade. Now it has become the People's padma. There have been many changes in the system of conferring the Padma awards," said PM Modi.
PM Modi on ayurveda, siddha, and unani practices
"There must be many people among you, who get help from Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani system of medicine for treatment. But such patients face problems when they go to some other doctor of the same system. In these medical practices, a common language is not used for the terminology of diseases, treatments and medicines," he said.
Mann ki Baat
Mann ki Baat has impacted all sections of society, who have been inspired to contribute towards fulfilling the great goals he has set for the nation. Mann ki Baat started on October 3, 2014.
The monthly programme has become a key pillar of the government's citizen-outreach programme addressing multiple social groups such as women, youth, and farmers and has spurred community action.
The Prime Minister found such personalities of the world through the 'Mann Ki Baat' program, who made special contributions in their field, but their contributions were not known. Today people know such people in society and only know them. Not only this, but people are also moving forward with their inspiration.
Studies have shown that over 100 crore people have connected to Mann Ki Baat at least once, it speaks directly to people, celebrates grassroots-level changemakers and achievements of people and has influenced people towards positive actions. Mann Ki Baat is broadcast on the last Sunday of every month.
