Daughters’ Day: Kudos for ‘Hamari Beti’ by Jyotirgamaya

• PRCI Chandigarh Chapter honours Punjab University’s Community Radio

• ‘Hamari Beti’ goes daily from weekly w.e.f. 15th July.

Chandigarh, July 1: Celebrating the Daughters’ Day today, Chandigarh Chapter of the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) honoured the Punjab University’s community radio, Jyotirgamaya 91.2MHz for its thought provoking weekly programme ‘Hamari Beti’.

National Executive Vice President of PRCI, C.J. Singh, informed that PRCI had been organizing Daughters Day since 2011, to focus on the issues of discrimination confronting the women in the country and sensitise the population, and this year the National Council of PRCI has already submitted a petition to the Prime Minister office for declaring 1st July as the National Daughters Day.

Welcoming the chief guest - VC Prof Grover

He said that on 13th February 2013, the 2nd anniversary of Jyotirgamaya as well as the World Radio Day, and at the instance of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh the programme ‘Hamari Beti’ was initiated, which has been a regular weekly feature on the community radio featuring issues, interviews, and discussion programmes, which received tremendous response.

The PRCI presented a plaque of honour to Prof. A.K. Grover, Vice Chancellor of Punjab University and Dr Jayant Pethkar, Chairman, School of Communication Studies.

The Chapter also recognized the contribution of the School of Communication Studies, chairperson of the SCS, Dr. Archana R. Singh, and radio station technical head, Sunil Sharma.

Prof Grover also complimented Dr Singh who has taken the ‘Hamari Beti’ programme to the next level by writing a project in collaboration with Punjab State Council for Science and Technology with Dr Neelam Gulati Sharma as her co-principal investigator for “Science for Women’s Health and Nutrition” whereby this programme would become a daily broadcast from its current weekly status.

Dr Archana Singh (left) being felicitated

Dr Archana R. Singh said that the project would get underway and ‘Hamari Beti’ programme would go weekly from 15th of July addressing women’s health and nutrition issues as well.

The Rotary Club Chandigarh’s President 2017-18  Rtn. P.S. Matharoo, also commended the community radio station for supporting the Hamari Beti project.