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DELHI: DD Bharati’s flagship talk show, Meri Baat,
has completed 100 episodes with its popularity still growing
among the students and the youth, claims the channel.
The hour long interactive talk show airs Wednesday through
Sunday at 6 pm. The show discusses a wide spectrum of events
related with children’s and young persons' lives.
Students and parents participating in the
programme interact with the panelists comprising eminent
persons, including educationists and psychologists. The
show is currently anchored by Tanvi Gogia and is a joint
production of DD Bharati and the Delhi Public School Society.
Over the period five definite segments have evolved. They
are:
Nai
Dishayen Nai Manzilein – This
is an academic guidance programme targeting higher education
and career counseling for school students.
Aamne
Saamne is a public debate on issues
concerning young persons lives with feasible meaningful
solutions.
Meri
Baat Sabki Baat aims at forming a general opinion on
current affairs which affect the youth.
Baatein
Padhai Ki is an academic helpline
for students, where experience subject experts answer queries.
Finally
Baaton Baaton Mein is an interactive session for
developing life skills, value education, parenting and handling
behavioural difficulties.
The
last 100 episodes have featured over 400 panelists and over
1000 students and teachers participating. The phone ins
now come from all corners of the country through a dedicated
toll free line, claims DD. Moves are afoot to broadbase
the participation of schools by including more and more
cities. Speaking
on the initiative DG DD Dr. S.Y.Quraishi said, “We want
to make Meri Baat a forum for children, not only
of public schools and convents, but also for the students
of government schools, Navodaya Vidyalayas etc. Our endeavor
is to involve children from all walks of life. Including
those who are not receiving any formal education.”
The concept of Meri Baat emerged when the national
broadcaster held a brainstorming session with the representatives
of schools, for creating meaningful software for children.
Doordarshan offered DD Bharati as a platform and Delhi Public
School society developed the creative inputs in consultation
with the DD Programme personnel. The production is done
in house.
Meri
Baat claims to have been successful in striking a right
chord with the student community. It’s popularity has grown
many folds and the President of India, Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
has evinced interest in participating in the programme at
a future date.
However, the flip side is that the penetration and/or viewerrship
of DD Bharati is so pathetic that such good programmes may
also go unwatched.
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