One of the less appreciated – but no less onerous – duties of a statesman is to elevate the zeitgeist of his nation, to nudge it towards novel realms, to sublimate nation’s consciousness. Our statesman extraordinaire is conscious of this weight on his shoulders and never squanders an opportunity to offer advice and improve the spiritual being of his long-suffering citizens. Means of communication are an important link in performance of this arduous task. Interviews and press-conferences, the chosen means of the past leaders are wasteful and quite futile. These only open chinks in an argument. The quibbles, the bickerings, the dissenting opinions, hinder meaningful communication – a monologue that the spellbound people deserve. Thus, the supreme religiously eschews them. He regularly shares his heart’s content with countrymen on radio waves. The profundity of topics takes your breath away: Vocal for Local, for making India self-sufficient; Har Ghar Tiranga, for breeding patriots i...