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MUMBAI:
On the occassion of Independence Day, BBC World Service has
unveiled a special programming line-up that will be played
across all its partner stations.
These
include Radio One, Radio Chaska, Radio Choklate, FM Tadka,
Tomato FM, Radio Misty, Radio Rangila and Radio Spice.
Said
BBC World Service head - business development Indushekhar
Sinha, "We
look at Independence Day as a special event and are glad to
offer an array of programmes to the audience."
On
13, 14 and 15 August, all the partner radio stations will
air Independence Boley To?, a one-minute programme
that will have whacky, serious and edgy responses from the
youth on what independence means to them.
India
at 62 will be a one and a half minute capsule wherein
well known Indian names from all across the world will be
interviewed on their hopes and perceptions on India. The show
will be aired on 14 and 15 August.
Some of the well known personalities who will be interviewed
for the show are Indira
Nooyi, Sunita Williams, Gurinder Chaddha, Sabeer Bhatia, Kal
Pen, Amar Bose, LN Mittal, Jhumpa Lahiri and Deepak Chopra.
BBC,
meanwhile, will air Music Beyond Borders - Indo-Pak Jugalbandi,
a 20-minute special, wherein Indian Ocean
from the Delhi studio and Strings from the Karachi studio
will make music together.
"The
programmes will be played in all our partner stations and
would be aired once a day," Sinha added.
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