{"id":408,"date":"2018-11-12T02:40:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T02:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kayawell.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2018-11-12T06:04:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T06:04:53","slug":"public-service-broadcasting-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/public-service-broadcasting-day","title":{"rendered":"Public Service Broadcasting Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the memory of the first and only address by Mahatma Gandhi on All India Radio (AIR) on November 12<\/strong> in 1947, this day was announced as a Public Service Broadcasting Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Father of the Nation had stepped inside the studios of Broadcasting House on November 12 in the year India gained its Independence to address refugees camping in Kurukshetra in Haryana whom he could not personally visit.<\/p>\n

Words which he spoke on that day became a treasure for Akashvani and a snippet of the speech is played on November 12 every year as a mark of respect, a tribute to Bapu who is also called the saint of Sabarmati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the memory of the first and only address by Mahatma Gandhi on All India Radio (AIR) on November 12 in 1947, this day was announced as a Public Service Broadcasting Day. The Father of the Nation had stepped inside the studios of Broadcasting House on November 12 in the year India gained its Independence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t