World Radio Day (WRD) is
being celebrated across the Globe today. The day was proclaimed by the
member states of UNESCO in 2011 and subsequently adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly as an International Day. According to UNESCO,
radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity and constitutes a
platform for democratic discourse.
Radio has the ability to reach out to the
widest audience, in the process having the ability to shape a society's
experience of diversity and providing a platform for everyone to be
represented and heard. The theme of World Radio Day 2021, "New World,
New Radio", will highlight the services rendered by the radio medium
throughout the crisis.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has
greeted people on the occasion of World Radio Day. Mr Naidu said, Radio
is a popular medium of communication and a major source of information
and entertainment.
On World Radio Day, the Vice President
called upon all the stakeholders to utilize the medium to impart
knowledge in areas such as education, agriculture, culture, science and
technology, and empower the listeners.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi
said that Radio is a fantastic medium that can create positive impact.
In a tweet message on World Radio Day, the Prime Minister has greeted
all the listeners of radio and congratulated all those who keep the radio buzzing with innovative content and music.
He praised the Radio as a fantastic
medium, that deepens social connect. Mr Modi said that he had personally
experienced the positive impact of radio, thanks to the MannKiBaat
programme aired on All India Radio, every month.
Information and Broadcasting Minister
Prakash Javadekar has extended his greetings to all on the occasion of
World Radio Day. In a tweet, Mr Javadekar said, the expansion of radio
is continuously increasing.
those who keep the radio buzzing with innovative content and music.
He praised the Radio as a fantastic
medium, that deepens social connect. Mr Modi said that he had personally
experienced the positive impact of radio, thanks to the MannKiBaat
programme aired on All India Radio, every month.
Information and Broadcasting Minister
Prakash Javadekar has extended his greetings to all on the occasion of
World Radio Day. In a tweet, Mr Javadekar said, the expansion of radio
is continuously increasing.
SOURCE ; theleaflet
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