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Mann Ki Baat 2.0 Episode 19: December 27, 2020

GOING GLOBAL WITH

LOCAL PRODUCTS

There are many lessons to be learnt from the year gone by especially during the COVID-19
crisis, which actually helped the country to become self-reliant and make ‘Self-Reliant India’ a
movement to cherish. Drawing inspiration from Sikh Gurus, compassion and service to others
can become New Year resolution for the people. Some excerpts from Mann Ki Baat:

TURNING CRISIS INTO OPPORTUNITY: The cows from cold. They are sewing several covers
world faced numerous hurdles in terms of supply every week. Let us encourage such acts of care
chains on account of Corona. But we learn a with a sense of service to others.
new lesson from every crisis. The country was YOUTH POWER: Youth of the country has the
blessed with newer capabilities. This capacity is ‘Can Do’ approach and the ‘Will Do’ spirit in them.
termed as “Atmanirbharta”- Self Reliance. No challenge is too big for them. Nothing is out
INDIAN TOYS: Jhandewalan market in Delhi is of reach for them. A teacher from Tamil Nadu,
known for bicycles and toys. Earlier expensive Hemalata N K, teaches the oldest language of
toys there would mean imported ones; cheaper the world Tamil at a school in Viddupuram. Even
toys too would come from elsewhere. But now the COVID-19 pandemic could not create hurdles
many shopkeepers are selling toys to customers in her teaching work. She recorded all the 53
emphasising on the quality, saying those are better chapters of the course, created animated videos,
toys since they are ‘Made In India’. Customers put them in a pen drive and distributed it amongst
too are demanding Made in India toys. her students.
SWADESHI: This is an opportune moment to SAFFRON GOING GLOBAL: In May this year,
work with the ethos of ‘zero effect, zero defect’. the Kashmiri saffron was given the Geographical
It is time to ensure that Indian products meet Indication Tag. Kashmiri saffron is globally
global standards. Whatever is the global best, famous as a spice that has many medicinal
we should make it in India and prove it. For that, properties. It has a strong aroma, its colour is
entrepreneurs have to come forward. Startups deep dark and its threads are long and thick which
too have to come forth. enhances its medicinal value. Now its exports
SIKH GURUS: We will always be indebted to will get a boost. This will further strengthen our
Sri Guru Teg Bahadurji, Sri Gobind Singhji, Mata efforts to build an AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
Gujriji and the four Sahibzadas. They never ECOLOGICAL WARRIORS: Gurugram’s Pradeep
compromised with their ideals and always worked Sangwan has been running a campaign ‘Healing
towards building a compassionate society. Himalayas’ since 2016. He goes to different areas
RISING NUMBER OF LEOPARDS: The number in the Himalayas with his team and volunteers
of leopards has risen by more than 60 per cent where they clean plastic waste dumped there by
between 2014 and 2018 in India. In 2014, the tourists. Similarly, a young couple from Karnataka,
number of leopards in the country was about Anudeep and Minusha decided that they would
7,900, whereas in 2019 it increased to 12,852. clean up the garbage that people have left behind
Population of lions in India has also risen; the at the Someshwar beach. Together they cleaned
number of tigers too has increased. up more than 800 kg of waste from Someshwar
COW PROTECTION: Prison inmates in beach.
Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh are making
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