‘Get Disturbed by This’: Why PM Modi Bowed Down before Content Creator Jahnvi Who Touched His Feet sattaex.com

‘Get Disturbed by This’: Why PM Modi Bowed Down before Content Creator Jahnvi Who Touched His Feet sattaex.com


Content creator Jahnvi Singh receiving award from PM Modi. Image/Videograb (X)

A video from the National Creators Award ceremony at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Friday shows that as Jahnvi Singh touches the PM’s feet in a sign of respect, Modi too bows down in front of her. Later, the Prime Minister can be seen clarifying the reason behind it

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Heritage Fashion Icon Award to content creator Jahnvi Singh during the first-ever National Creators Award ceremony at Bharat Mandapam on Friday. A video shows that as Singh touches the PM’s feet in a sign of respect, Modi too bows down in front of her, a significant gesture by the country’s leader.

Later, the Prime Minister can be seen clarifying the reason behind it. “This has become a tradition, being in the field of politics; in the field of arts, touching feet is different. However, me, being in politics, I get very disturbed by this,” he said.

The PM also mentioned that he doesn’t like it when a daughter of the nation touches his feet.

Jahnvi has been creating content around topics of spirituality and culture, and has been active on social media platform Instagram.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the country’s first-ever National Creators Award at the Bharat Mandapam on Friday. More than 1.5 lakh nominations came in and around 10 lakh votes were cast. There were a total of 200 nominees vying for the inaugural award.

The awards were given across 20 categories, including best storyteller, the disruptor, celebrity creator, green champion, best creator for social change, most impactful agri creator, cultural ambassador, best travel creator, swachhata ambassador, new India champion, tech creator, heritage fashion, most creative creator (male and female), best creator in food category, best creator in education and international creator award.

The lineup of nominees included established creators/celebrities and emerging talent. The list includes Celebrity Creators like Katrina Kaif, Kangana Ranaut, Jackie Shroff, Sadhguru, Yash and Sunil Chhetri; Social Media influencers like Komal Pandey, Siddharth Batra and Kritika Khurana Ranveer; Best Storytellers like Zakir Khan, Keerthika Govindasamy, Ranveer Allahbadia, Zeel Patel, Avijit Jamloki; Disruptors of the Year such as Nancy Tyagi, Abhi and Niyu, Sushant Divgikr, Revant Himatsingka, Shivam Malik; Favourite Green Champions Abhinav Yadav, Vani Murthy, Ramveer Tanwar; Best Creators for Social Change like Sandeep Maheshwari, Supriya Paul, Siddhesh Lokare, Supriya Paul, Sushant Divgikr, Prajakta Koli; Agri-creators like Darshan Singh and Rythu Badi.

The awards also acknowledge creators in diverse fields such as travel, technology, and gaming, with familiar names like Visa2explore, Gaurav Chaudhary, and Total Gaming in the running.

In a statement on social media site X, Prime Minister Modi had said earlier, “These Awards are a celebration of innovation, creativity and the remarkable spirit of the creator’s community.”

(With agency inputs)

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