Mann Ki Baat is an Indian programme hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he addresses the people of the nation on All India Radio, DD National and DD News.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is usually expected to address the nation every month on All India Radio. Having officially started on and from 3 October 2014, the programme aims to deliver the Prime Minister's voice to the general masses of India. Since television connection is still not available everywhere in India, especially in the isolated, rural and less developed regions, radio was chosen to be the medium for the programme, owing to its wider reach. An estimated 90% of the total Indian population is reachable over the medium.

Doordarshan's Direct to Home (DTH) service Freedish relays feeds of the 20-minute-long episodes, to television and radio channels.

The first Mann Ki Baat programme was broadcast on the occasion of Vijayadashami on 3 October 2014 followed by the second broadcast on 2 November 2014.

The former President of the United States was a part of the January edition of 'Mann Ki Baat', which was aired on 27 January 2015. Obama had arrived in India to be a part of the Republic Day Parade.

Mann ki Baat Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about Taboo in Society , Encourages good work done by Indian to improve society and country as a whole, Cites Example of achiever in various fields.He has encouraged lots of Indian students at the time of exam to do well and how to fight exam pressure.

PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat has been quite popular radio program since BJP came into power in 2014. Mr. Modi has made it a way of communicating to the people of the country and has been a weapon for urging people to take up different challenges.

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