My dear countrymen, welcome to ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Warmest greetings. At this moment, the Paris Olympics are the flavour of the season in the whole world. The Olympics give our players a chance to hoist the tricolour on the world stage; give them a chance to do something for the country. Let us encourage our players… Cheer for Bharat!! Friends, besides these Olympics in the world of sports, a few days ago, Olympics have also taken place in the world of mathematics… the International Mathematics Olympiad. In this Olympiad, students of India have performed exceptionally well. Our team performed her best in that and won four Gold and one Silver Medal. Youth from more than a 100 countries participate in the International Mathematics Olympiad and in the overall tally, our team has been successful in reaching the top five. The names of these students who have brought glory to the country are – Aditya Venkat Ganesh from Pune, Siddharth Chopra from Pune itself, Arjun Gupta from Delhi, Kanav Talwar from Greater Noida, Rushil Mathur from Mumbai and Anando Bhaduri from Guwahati.
Friends, today I have specially invited these young winners in ‘Mann Ki Baat’. All of them are connected with us over the phone at the moment.
Prime Minister:- Namaste friends. I extend a warm welcome to all of you in ‘Mann Ki Baat’. How are all of you?
Students:- We are fine Sir.
Prime Minister:- Well friends, through ‘Mann Ki Baat’ the countrymen are very eager to know about the experiences of all of you. I will begin with Aditya and Siddharth. You are in Pune… first of all I will start with you. Share with us what you experienced during the Olympiad.
Aditya: I was interested in Maths since childhood. My teacher Om Prakash Sir taught me 6th standard Maths and he raised my interest in Maths, I got to learn and I got an opportunity.
Prime Minister: What does your friend have to say?
Siddharth: Sir, I am Siddharth, I am from Pune. I have just passed class 12th. This was my second time in IMO, I too was interested in Maths since childhood and when I was in 6th class with Aditya, Om Prakash Sir trained both of us and helped us a lot and now I am going to CMI for college and pursuing Maths & CS.
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My dear countrymen, in ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I now want to share one topic, after listening to which, every Indian will feel proud. But before telling you about it, I would like to ask you a question. Have you heard the name Charaideo Maidam? If not, you will now hear this name again and again, and will tell others with great enthusiasm. Charaideo Maidam of Assam is being included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In this list, it will be the 43rd site of India, but the first site from the Northeast.
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My dear countrymen, Tiger Day will be celebrated all over the world tomorrow. In India, Tigers have been an integral part of our culture. We all have grown up listening to stories of incidents related to tigers. In the villages around forests, everyone knows how to live in harmony with the tiger. In our country, there are many villages where there is no conflict between humans and tigers.
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My dear countrymen, it was very nice to connect with you in this episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’. We will meet again next time, with new achievements of the country, with new efforts of public participation. You must keep sending in your suggestions for ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Many festivals are also on their way in the near future. Best wishes to you for all the festivals. Enjoy the festivals with your family. Keep up the energy to do something new for the country.
