President to receive 1st copy of Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' book on May 26

President Pranab Mukherjee will on Friday recieve the first copy of a compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Mann Ki Baat" radio chats.

Compiled by BlueKraft Digital Foundation and published by LexisNexis, the book will be released by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who will present the first copy to the President. The event will also be attended by Union Minister for Finance and Defence, Arun Jaitley

The book gives readers a chance to get to know some hitherto unknown facets of the Prime Minister's thinking, his beliefs and his thought process.

There are interesting details of how the idea of a radio programme came up, how the name and frequency were decided, and how the format was chalked out.

"This book is filled with Prime Minister Modi's enthusiasm for interacting with the people of India, particularly with the youth. I cannot but feel his strong passion for dialogue with his people," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says in the foreword.

Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says in a blurb: "Mann Ki Baat is a great example of how media can be used as a platform for bringing about positive change. Through this new initiative Prime Minister Modi has included millions of Indians in a collaborative effort that can improve the efficiency of public service information delivery and accelerate progress."

The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and the LexixNexis book store.

--IANS

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