through mann ki baat the nation listens whether the message is about covidappropriate behaviour covid vaccination drive cleanliness water conservation yoga or about not forgetting our ancient art of storytellingeven a cursory search of mann ki baats content shows rich diversity from the importance of millets to staying fit from beti bachaobeti padao to har ghar tiranga from startups to selfhelp groups from traditional festivals to modern sports and all of this and much more are discussed by the pm in an engagingly informal style making complex topics accessible to citizens thats why some of the most memorable content has come from listeners themselves many of them are expat indians who tune in in large numbers to listen to the programme mann ki baat is broadcast in 11 foreign languages and is loved worldwidepm modis popularity and the respect he commands have grown tremendously not only in the country but also globally this leaves the opposition perturbed so despite mann ki baat being an apolitical programme the opposition has always tried to belittle this unique initiative this is yet another proof of the shallow politics our opposition parties particularly congress practicemann ki baats immense popularity is a matter of record a survey done by the indian institute of management rohtak shows so far over 100 crore people have joined mann ki baat and out of these 60 listeners have committed themselves to work towards nationbuilding how popular the pms show is can also be gauged from the fact that an average of 23 crore listeners join this programme every episodeperhaps the greatest contribution of mann ki baat is that it has engendered positivity in our society when you listen to this muchloved programme you feel as if a guardian an elder of your family is guiding you showing you the way to a brighter and better future i am confident that thanks to mann ki baat radio programming will further evolve and become an important tool in the transformation of our nationlet us all come together to celebrate the 100th episode of mann ki baat let us cherish this landmark and on this occasion let us all take a pledge and rededicate ourselves in the service of our nation by following the path shown by our prime minister watch as india awaits 100th episode of mann ki baat here is how behind the scenes look like