'Good Morning, This is All India Radio, and you are listening to the morning news'. These were and are the most sonorous words our ears used to enjoy a lot. The camaraderie between our parent/grandparents and the radio gave us the sense of deep engagement.
Today is World Radio Day, In year 2012, United Nations decided to raise greater awareness among the public and media regarding the importance of radio and encourage decision-makers to establish and provide access to information through the radio as well as to enhance networking and cooperations broadcasters.
The millennials will always keep Radios in their memories as one of the paraphernalia of information and entertainment. Our home has seen the evolution of radio transmitters from 1960 to this day. My father has travelled time and space along with radios in the last 70 years. Today he is enjoying the classic melodies on the eve of his 70th birthday. For him, radio(location radio stations) acted as a messenger to get information about his native place during his sojourn in various parts of India. From this news, he conducted the well-being of his people and place.
Radio is one of the trusted media in the world for providing trusted and unique ways of journalism
for more than a century. Be it a unique way of playing songs or cricket commentary, it has served the real purpose of reaching out to people in the excluded catalogue. Radios reached out to every inch and breadth of the country. For me, radio was access to cricket matches that were not aired on television, be it domestic or international.
All India Radio is also known as Akashvani airing since 1936 as India's national public radio broadcaster having 420 radio stations spread across the country. All India Radio celebrates cultural diversity covering 99.19 % population, 92% area, 23 languages and 179 dilects.
Broadcasting in India began in 1923 during British Raj, with the establishment of Indian Broadcasting Company which was authorized to operate two stations in Bombay and Culcutta in 1927. The government took over this company on an experimental basis for two years and permanently in 1932. Later, it became, All India Radio in the year 1936.
Radio is the medium to communicate information to the masses, be it joy or sorrow. With the latest technology at our disposal, radio is losing its essence & glory and obliterating further on a great scale. We all can clearly see the redundancy.
Let's pledge to preserve the century-old trustworthy media- The Radio.
Faith
Amol N.
Faith
Amol N.
