Public Service Broadcasting Day - 2026 (Jan Prasaran Divas)

Public Service Broadcasting Day - 2026
(Jan Prasaran Divas)

Public Service Broadcasting Day on 12 November commemorates the day Gandhiji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio. 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. Since 2000, this day has become an occasion to spread awareness about the concepts and values of Public Service Broadcasting in the country.
                                               
Commemoration at the Gandhi - King Memorial Plaza from 10:30 hrs to 11:00 hrs
Followed by Discussion at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium from 11:15 hrs to 12:15 hrs

Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom on Radio: During the Quit India Movement Usha Mehta was arrested on November 12, 1942, and the Underground Radio Transmitter was confiscated in Bombay. Alka Ranjan, writer, publisher and cultural activist and Vinay Kumar, former Associate Editor, The Hindu, relive the moment. 

Discussion on Public Service Broadcasting: Broadcasting as a Social Contract
Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker, Media person and Convener, Jan Prasar

(Collaboration: Jan Prasar)