‘Kem cho…?’: PM Modi’s first question to the 27-year-old interviewer. READ

Precisely something similar also happened when Mehta, then a 27-year old interviewed PM Modi. 

The Prime Minister got to know that Mehta is also an Gujarati and even before the interview started the PM asked, “Kem cho Mehta ji (How are you, Mehta ji? in Gujarati)”. 

Karishma Mehta recently shared this experience on LinkedIn and mentioned that her short interview with PM Modi has a special place among all other interviews she conducted of several leaders and celebrities. 

“I was 27 when I was given the opportunity to interview the prime minister of our country. The interview was about 22 minutes– 22 minutes that changed the trajectory of my career. What followed was recognition for our work, yes, but also a whirlwind of hate (the cover of a popular youth magazine put us on the cover with a scathing title), accusations and a whole lot of unidirectional slander. I guess that was the point in my life that I learned silence is golden and the handwork should always do the talking. Will share my experience of the interview another time, but the first thing he asked me was, ‘Kem cho Mehta ji?’ :)” Mehta wrote on LinkedIn while sharing a picture of them both together. 

The Humans of Bombay founder also explained that the interview with PM Modi received a lot of hate on social media and taught her that her work should speak for itself.

Karishma concluded her post by saying she would share more about her experience of interviewing the prime minister at a later date, but did reveal one interesting tidbit before signing off. 

“Will share my experience of the interview another time, but the first thing he asked me was, ‘Kem cho Mehta ji?'” she wrote, adding a smiley face emoji at the end.

In 2018, Humans of Bombay carried an interview with PM Modi in which he spoke about his childhood, his family and his ascent to power, among other things. The interview was published in five parts on their Facebook and Instagram pages.