Thu Feb 06 03:36:12 UTC 2025: ## Modi’s Pariksha Pe Charcha Returns with Record Participation and Star Power
**New Delhi, February 6, 2025** – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual interactive session, Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), is set to return this year with a record-breaking number of participants and a revamped format. Over 2.79 crore students, teachers, and parents from India and abroad have registered for the eighth edition of the event, surpassing previous years’ participation.
This year’s PPC will feature a town hall style at Bharat Mandapam, and will include interactions with a range of prominent personalities alongside Prime Minister Modi. Confirmed participants include Sadhguru, Deepika Padukone, Mary Kom, Avani Lekhara, Rujuta Divekar, Sonali Sabharwal, FoodPharmer, Vikrant Massey, Bhumi Pednekar, Technical Guruji, and Radhika Gupta.
The Union Education Ministry anticipates this year’s event to be the most popular yet, transforming “exam-related stress into a festival of learning and celebration.” Since its inception in 2018, PPC has aimed to provide students with stress-management tips during board exam season. Students from classes 9 to 12 participate through online registration, answering questions on various themes.
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