Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day at Gandhi-King Plaza & Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 10:30am on 12th November 2014

Time : 10:30 am Add to Calendar 12-11-2014 10:30:00 12-11-2014 12:30:00 68 Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day Event Page : http://goo.gl/dW5caF Gandhi-King Plaza & Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Gandhi-King Plaza & Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : Gandhi Peace Foundation and Jan Prasar present Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day.

Commemorating the day in 1947 when Mahatma Gandhi addressed two lakh refugees in Kurukshetra from Broadcasting House, New Delhi.

10:30 am to 11:00 am at Gandhi-King Plaza : Commemoration

11:15 am to 12:30 pm at Auditorium : 
Recalling Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom
Speaker : Rita Mukherjee, 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 Parliamentary Democracy in India
Lead Presentation: Suhas Borker
Broadcasting policy experts, broadcasters, social scientists, academicians, activists and media persons to participate. Media students are encouraged to participate in the programme so that they are exposed to the concepts and values of PSB

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