Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio show, Mann ki Baat, and spoke about the importance of stories, folklore in the Indian culture and the farmers.

Mann Ki Baat PM Modi Tells Importance Of Storytelling
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio show, Mann ki Baat, and spoke about the importance of stories and folklore in the Indian culture. In his address, PM Narendra Modi stressed on the "thriving tradition of storytelling" in the country and hailed the initiatives that popularise stories from rural India.

In his Mann ki Baat address, PM Narendra Modi said, "History of stories is as old as human civilization. Where there is a soul there is a story. Stories bring to the fore creative and sensitive aspect of one’s personality, stories are interactive. On one side is storyteller, on the other, listeners or the readers."
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