Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2019 (Jan Prasaran Divas)

12 November – the day Gandhiji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio is commemorated as Public Service Broadcasting Day. On this day in 1947 Gandhiji addressed more than 2 lakh refugees at the Kurukshetra Camp from Broadcasting House, New Delhi. Gandhiji held no public office or position in Government and it was truly a public service broadcast

10:30 – 11:00 at Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

Commemoration

Choirs from Schools of Delhi NCR

11:15 – 12:30 at C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium

Usha Mehta's tryst with freedom: Reliving the moments with Rita Mukerjee, former Chief Producer, All India Radio

Usha Mehta was arrested on 12 November 1942 and the Underground Radio Transmitter confiscated in Bombay

Discussion on Public Service Broadcasting and Speaking Truth to Power

Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker

Media students are encouraged to participate in the programme

(Collaboration: Jan Prasar and Gandhi Yuva Biradari)

Event starts on Tuesday, 12 November 2019 at 05:30 hrs

Type

Cultural

Dates

12 Nov 2019, 05:30 AM

Venue

Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2019 (Jan Prasaran Divas)