New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Echoing his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast to urge Indians to embrace 'swadeshi' or locally-made products during the upcoming season of festivals-from gifts and clothes to decoration items-linking the call to his vision of making India a developed nation by 2047.

"You should never forget about swadeshi," Modi said speaking about popular festivals such as Ganesh Utsav, a ten-day celebration of the Hindu god that is marked with elaborate decorations, food and festivities."Gifts should be those made in India, attire should be that woven in India, decor should be that made from materials made in India, luminary items from India-made frills, and ma...