From mapping projection on central monuments to releasing comics that tell stories about the prime minister’s “Mann ki Baat” themes, the Ministry of Culture has planned a number of occasions to mark the 100th episode of the monthly radio show.
Union Culture Secretary Govind Mohan said Thursday that an art exhibition produced by 12 artists will also be presented at the National Gallery of Modern Art here as a component of the series of events.
The program “Mann Ki Baat” began on October 3, 2014 and airs on the last Sunday of each month at 11 a. m. m. across the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) network. The 100th episode of the 30-minute exhibition is scheduled for April 30.
The “Mann ki Baat” marks “the prime minister’s confidence and preference for having an inclusive and people-centered government,” Mohan told reporters here.
Inspiring stories from other ordinary people are collected and woven around the themes “essential to nation-building”, and the Prime Minister thinks of nation-building that is “totally apolitical and other-centred”. Culture.
Two main events were held here to mark the historic episode to be broadcast on Sunday, one presided over by the vice president of the country where the book on “Mann ki Baat” was published, and the other by the Union Minister of the Interior. where the roundtables were held, Mohan said.
To subscribe to this “revolutionary concept of direct dialogue” with others, the “Mann ki Baat,” the Ministry of Culture has taken three initiatives, he added.
“As a component of the first initiative, we have decided on some themes of ‘Mann ki Baat’ on the basis of which map projections and sound and softness displays will be held at thirteen other locations across the country on the evening of April 30. “Mohan said.
These thirteen sites include Red Fort and Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi, Sun Temple in Odisha, Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Vellore Fort in Tamil Nadu, Gateway of India in Mumbai, Navratnagarh Fort in Jharkhand, Ramnagar Fort in Jammu and Kashmir in Udhampur, a fort in Assam, the in Lucknow and the Temple of the Sun, Modhera in Gujarat and Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan, Said.
The projection mapping will surround the themes of “Mann ki Baat” and will be open to visitors “free of charge,” the culture secretary said, when asked about more main points of the initiative.
These map projections will surround the themes of “Mann ki Baat,” highlighting the heritage price of the site and the region in which they are located, he said.
In addition, the exhibition of artworks made through the 12 artists on topics such as water conservation, ‘Nari Shakti’, COVID-19 awareness, Swachh Bharat, environment and climate change, yoga, science and space, Amrit Kaal and India in 100, and northeast India will be housed in the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mohan said.
The exhibition will open on the evening of April 30 and will be opened by renowned artist Anjolie Ela Menon. Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi are also expected to register for the event. For the 3 initiatives, Mohan said that those systems are “part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, so the budget is included in it and no further budget has been requested” from the government.
Sharing the main points about the initiative to launch the third comedians e-book produced through Amar Chitra Katha, he said that “a series of 12 comedians from Amar Chitra Katha will be published. “
“The first in the series will launch on April 30, while the rest will launch, in a consistent normal period of one month later,” he added.
These books were produced especially for the case of our collaboration with Amar Chitra Katha to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,” said the Secretary of Culture.
Each of those comics will consist of 4 stories, and each tale will be animated through the themes of ‘Mann ki Baat’. The books will tell stories of other people and their achievements, whose names have been discussed in the monthly program. “Added.
The plan is to publish those books, each about 40 pages long, in thirteen Indian languages, and distribute them free of charge to CBSE-affiliated schools and other schools, Mohan said in response to a question.
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