Ram Charit Manas will be playing on All India Radio from 31st August. Digital version of this recording was released recently by PM Modi at Delhi. The Prime Minister described the Ramcharitmanas as a great epic which contained the “essence of India”. He appreciated the role played by All India Radio – Akashvani – in uniting the people and spreading awareness and information in India. He said that he has been informed that All India Radio has approximately 9 lakh hours of audio recordings of various artistes from across the country. He said this was a priceless collection, which should be documented in detail for posterity.