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PM's Mann Ki Baat: Modi tries to unite nation with tourism
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SME Times News Bureau | 25 Sep, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to "feel the
fragrance of India's diversity" by travelling within the country and
said making efforts to learn culture, attire and eating habits of
different states.
Addressing his monthly radio programme "Mann ki
Baat", which has completed three years on Sunday, Modi said it reflects
people's minds and expressions. He also urged people to take up khadi,
lauded a Kashmir youth single-handedly carrying on a cleanliness
campaign in his state, and two army widows, who have themselves got
commissioned into the service.
He also expressed satisfaction at the momentum the "Swachh Bharat" campaign had attained.
Stressing
it was a matter of concern when people visit foreign countries and get
impressed by "mere superficial glitter" but often do not know enough of
the country's enormous diversity, Modi said that there will be value
addition in tourism only when people travel not merely as visitors but
also as students.
He added the experience he had gained by
visiting 500 districts and staying in about 450 of them was coming handy
in his role as Prime Minister.
"We should feel India's
diversity, touch it, feel its fragrance...Impressed by mere superficial
glitter we have started enjoying touring foreign countries only. You
travel around the world, I have no issues but have a look at your own
country too... Our country is full of such myriad diversities."
Citing
examples of Mahatma Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak, Swami Vivekanand and former
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Modi said they had tried to live India
within themselves. "Can we make an effort as a student to learn,
understand and try to live as per the traditions, culture, beliefs of
different states? There will be a value addition in tourism only when we
travel not only as a visitor but also like a student and make efforts
to assimilate, understand and adapt."
Modi also asked people to
send him their choices of top seven tourism destinations in their states
and said these will be scrutinised to make a list which will be
popularised. He also urged people to share information about what they
see as the best tourism destinations in the country, saying they can act
as a major catalyst in promoting tourism by sharing experiences,
photographs with the the hashtag 'Incredible India' and also writing
good travelogues.
He said unity in diversity is not a mere
slogan but "a storehouse of enormous energy" and dream of "Ek Bharat -
Shreshtha Bharat" was inherent in this.
The Prime Minister urged
people to take forward the Khadi movement, saying it was a means to
help the poor. "We should follow the spirit of helping the poor to be
able to light a Diwali lamp," he said.
He congratulated
B18-year-old Bilal Dar, who has been working towards cleanliness for the
past about five years, and removes plastic, polythene, used bottles and
other kinds of waste from Wular Lake. Modi praised Srinagar Municipal
Corporation for appointing him its brand ambassador.
He lauded
Lt. Nidhi Dubey and Lt. Swati Mahadik, who earlier this month joined
Indian Army as officers, after their husbands died while on duty,
describing them as two "extraordinary brave" women officers who evoked a
new inspiration among millions of countrymen.
Terming 'Mann ki
Baat' "a journey of our countrymen, their emotions and their feelings,"
he saidthat he had kept his radio programme away from political hues.
Modi said he also experienced through "Mann ki Baat" that even a tiny incident can launch a massive campaign.
"The
nation is always ready to move in the right direction. Every citizen of
the country wants to do something for the benefit of others, for social
good, for the country's progress. This is the most valuable capital and
enormous strength for any country," he said.
Referring to
cleanliness campaign, Modi said it is moving from "Sankalp" (resolve) to
"Siddhi" (attainment) and said everyone has got connected. He said now
people resist if someone litters in public place.
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