Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday delivered his 120th Mann Ki Baat radio address, highlighting the significance of the “Hindu New Year” as the Chaitra Navratri festival began. Here are 10 things the Prime Minister said during his latest broadcast: 1. PM Modi revealed the Yoga Day 2025 theme as “Yoga for One Earth One Health”, stating that less than 100 days are left for International Yoga Day and it has taken “the shape of a grand festival of yoga”.
2. The Prime Minister spoke of rapper and singer Sooraj Cherukat, known professionally as ‘Hanumankind, ’ and said his ‘Run It Up’ is becoming popular. “Our indigenous games are now becoming a part of popular culture.
Our traditional martial arts like Kalaripayattu, Gatka and Thang-Ta have been included in it,” he mentioned. 3. Speaking on Mahua flowers, the Prime Minister said villagers and tribal community know about its significance and cookies are made from Mahua flowers in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, which are becoming popular “due to the efforts of four sisters of Rajakoh village in Madhya Pradesh.
In Adilabad district of Telangana also, two sisters have carried out a new experiment with Mahua flowers”. 4. Underscoring that not over 9-10 billion cubic metres of water conservation can take place in the Govind Sagar lake, PM Modi said, “more than 11 billion cubic meters of water has been conserved through newly built tanks, water recharge structures and ponds”.
5. “Atharva Kapoo.
