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MANN KI BAAT | 124th Episode (27 July 2025)

Self-reliance is the

Path to Viksit Bharat

The Mann Ki Baat program, broadcast on the last Sunday of every month, serves as a direct medium
of communication between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the citizens. It covers issues such
as innovation, nation-building, and society. On July 27, in the 124th episode, Prime Minister Modi
talked about the successes of the country and achievements of the countrymen in the Mann Ki
Baat program. PM Modi addressed several historical, cultural, and environmental issues while also
conveying messages of science, heritage, and diversity. Here is an edited excerpt…

n Shubhanshu Shukla: Recently, there was a lot Handloom Day’. Just like our Khadi gave new
of talk in the country over Shubhanshu Shukla’s strength to the freedom movement during the
return from Space. As soon as Shubhanshu landed freedom struggle, today, when the country is
safely on Earth, people jumped with joy; a wave moving towards becoming a Viksit Bharat, the
of happiness rippled through every heart. A new textile sector is turning out to be the strength of
curiosity also arose among children about science, the country.
about space. n Handloom Technology: The achievement of

n Space start-up: Space start-ups are flourishing Naveen Kumar from Nalanda, Bihar, is inspiring.
rapidly in the country. Five years ago, there were His family has been involved in handloom work for
fewer than 50 start-ups. Today, there are more generations. The best thing is that his family has
than 200, just in the Space sector. On the 23rd of now incorporated modernity in this field. Now his
August, it is National Space Day. children are studying handloom technology.

n Renewed Energy: In 21st-century India, science n Gyan Bharatam Mission: A historic initiative
is progressing with a renewed energy. A few days has been announced in this year’s budget- ‘Gyan
ago, our students won medals in the International Bharatam Mission’. Under this mission, ancient
Chemistry Olympiad. In the International manuscripts will be digitized. Then a National
Mathematical Olympiad held in Australia, our Digital Repository will be created, where students
students won 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal. and researchers from all over the world will be able
to connect with India’s knowledge tradition.
n Olympiad in Mumbai : Astronomy and
Astrophysics Olympiad is going to be held in n Aatmanirbhar Bharat : Today, more than 3000
Mumbai. Students from more than 60 countries textile start-ups are active in India. The path to a
will participate in this. Scientists, too will be there. Viksit Bharat in 2047 passes through self-reliance,
This will be the biggest Olympiad till date. and the main tenet of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ is –
‘vocal for local’. Buy and sell only those products
n Khudiram Bose : Muzaffarpur city of Bihar, the that are made in India, in which an Indian has shed
date – the 11th of August 1908… every street, sweat. This should be our resolve.
every square, every movement seemed to have
come to a halt at that time. At the age of just 18, he n Swachh Bharat Mission : When the country
showed such courage that shook the whole country. comes together on one thought, even the
Even the newspapers reported then – “When impossible becomes possible. ‘Swachh Bharat
Khudiram Bose walked towards the gallows, there Mission’ is the biggest example of this. Soon this
was a smile on his face”. mission will complete 11 years. But, its strength
and its need are still the same. In these 11 years,
n National Handloom Day : This year, 7th August ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ has become a mass
marks the completion of 10 years of ‘National movement.

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