n. – a small platform on which people stand in order to give a lecture or conduct an orchestra, especially for educational purposes.

e.g. –

• A teacher was giving a long boring speech to study hard while standing in the podium.

In Hindi – n. मंच (manach), पाठ मंच (paTh manach).

Synonym – platform, pulpit, rostrum, dais, stage, stump.

Antonym – plain.