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Hindustani Classical vocalist Hirabai Barodekar of the Kirana Gharana was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and paved the way for female artists at a time when they were not allowed to perform on stage. Her immense talent and popularity earned her several awards and disciples, including Padma Shri winner Prabha Atre, Vrinda Limaye, Bakul Pandit, Saraswati Rane and many more.

Shockingly, the rights to this legendary music was sold by AIR for just Rs 50,000 in 2006

Nehru announced the birth of a free India in 1947 in his iconic speech—A Tryst with Destiny, and India was never the same again!

By the time she was 13, Akhtar's father had abandoned her, her twin sister had died of poisoning and she had suffered sexual abuse that resulted in pregnancy.

"Radio Leh for nearly 50 years has been the voice and conscience of Ladakh," writes the Ladakhi innovator. Here's how radio has made all the difference in our nation!

Aired for over 40 years, Binaca Geetmala with the golden voice of Ameen Sayani reigned over the hearts of millions of listeners.

"The radio set was a common possession where I lived, but even then, there would be a huge crowd at our place, eager to listen to the cricket commentary."

In 1938 Albert Einstein himself wrote a stellar recommendation for Walter Kaufmann.

The media’s influence on public beliefs is so vast that people sometimes adopt a new treatment due to the information they learn through the media.

A pioneering powerhouse of independent India, PV Krishnamoorthy witnessed many historic events up close. Interestingly, he was welcomed into his first job with the words, “Get out"!