Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2015 (Jan Prasaran Divas) at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 10:30am onwards on 12th November 2015

Time : 10:30 am onwards Add to Calendar 12/11/2015 10:30 12/11/2015 12:30 Asia/Kolkata Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2015 (Jan Prasaran Divas) Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/11/commemoration-public-service.html Gandhi-King Plaza & C. D. Deshmukh 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  & C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : Commemoration of Public Service Broadcasting Day – 2015 (Jan Prasaran Divas)
12 November - the day Gandhi ji made his first and only live broadcast on All India Radio is commemorated as Public Service Broadcasting Day. On this day in 1947 he addressed refugees at the Kurukshetra Camp from Broadcasting House, New Delhi. Gandhi ji held no public office or position in Government and it was truly a public service broadcast by All India Radio that carried the Mahatma's message of love and fortitude to the suffering refugees 

Schedule : 

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

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. : Discussion in C.D.  Deshmukh Auditorium from Recalling Usha Mehta's Tryst with Freedom: 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 the Constitution of India – Idea and Ideology
Lead Presentation by 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 

Collaboration: Gandhi Peace Foundation and Jan Prasar

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