By way of PTI
JAMMU: A Jammu-based neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’, has develop into a thread to glue the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their roots and tradition.
Run most commonly within the Kashmiri language, Radio Sharda 90.4 FM has develop into a ‘family identify’ in each Kashmiri Hindu circle of relatives.
“We’re connecting Kashmiri Pandits dwelling in India and 108 different nations via this neighborhood radio station. This can be a family identify locally on account of its programmes on Kashmiri tradition, historical past, track, bhajans and problems confronting the neighborhood”, Founder Director Radio Sharda, Ramesh Hangloo advised PTI.
Radio Sharda runs with the slogan “Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv”, because of this “Concentrate and feel free”, thereby changing into the voice of the neighborhood in exile, Hangloo stated.
Kashmiri Pandits who have been compelled to go away their house after the unfold of terrorism within the valley in 1990, have discovered a voice throughout the radio because it speaks now not almost about their tradition however about their problems too, he stated.
“Those that get uprooted want to be attached to their roots and our carrier is helping them with that,” he stated.
Folks from the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood at a neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’ 90.4 FM, in Jammu. (Photograph | PTI)
Radio Sharda started airing in December 2011 to glue the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood with their roots and maintain, advertise and propagate tradition, track, and information about Kashmir a few of the subsequent technology of Kashmiri Pandits.
“It all started running just about 12 years in the past to maintain the tradition of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits. It’s to be had on-line in 108 nations. Additionally it is highly regarded within the Kashmir valley”, he stated.
“I purchased a radio particularly to listen to Radio Sharda. It offers me peace of thoughts. I transfer on Radio Sharda at 7 am each day to listen to Kashmiri bhajans and different methods afterwards”, an 82-year-old listener, Avtar Krishen Bhat advised PTI.
It brings previous recollections of Kashmir again to my thoughts and feels that I’m nonetheless dwelling in my house within the valley, Avtar stated.
Like him, the younger Kashmiri Pandits concentrate to neighborhood radio’s Kashmiri songs.
“I like its basis slogan – Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv. I transfer to cell to cherish Kashmiri songs in this platform”, a 19-year Kashmiri Pandit pupil Shivansh Raina stated.
The radio additionally acts as a knowledge dissemination centre too.
The Kashmiri Pandits who steer clear of house had contacted the radio station to get details about their family within the valley after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and all over the Kashmir floods in 2014, Hangloo stated.
The radio station, which bagged two nationwide awards for Neighborhood Radio in 2018 and 2019, hasn’t ever limited its transmission for the reason that starting of its operation.
The radio might be airing a ‘reside herath’ pooja at the instance of Maha Shivratri aka Herath in Kashmir which might be celebrated on February 17-18.
It’s an annual competition and is regarded as some of the auspicious days a few of the believers of the religion.
Whilst the importance of the competition adjustments from position to position, for Kashmiri Hindus, it’s the day of the divine wedding ceremony of Lord Shiva with Mata Parvati known as Harratri.
JAMMU: A Jammu-based neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’, has develop into a thread to glue the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their roots and tradition.
Run most commonly within the Kashmiri language, Radio Sharda 90.4 FM has develop into a ‘family identify’ in each Kashmiri Hindu circle of relatives.
“We’re connecting Kashmiri Pandits dwelling in India and 108 different nations via this neighborhood radio station. This can be a family identify locally on account of its programmes on Kashmiri tradition, historical past, track, bhajans and problems confronting the neighborhood”, Founder Director Radio Sharda, Ramesh Hangloo advised PTI.
Radio Sharda runs with the slogan “Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv”, because of this “Concentrate and feel free”, thereby changing into the voice of the neighborhood in exile, Hangloo stated.
Kashmiri Pandits who have been compelled to go away their house after the unfold of terrorism within the valley in 1990, have discovered a voice throughout the radio because it speaks now not almost about their tradition however about their problems too, he stated.
“Those that get uprooted want to be attached to their roots and our carrier is helping them with that,” he stated.
Folks from the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood at a neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’ 90.4 FM, in Jammu. (Photograph | PTI)
Radio Sharda started airing in December 2011 to glue the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood with their roots and maintain, advertise and propagate tradition, track, and information about Kashmir a few of the subsequent technology of Kashmiri Pandits.
“It all started running just about 12 years in the past to maintain the tradition of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits. It’s to be had on-line in 108 nations. Additionally it is highly regarded within the Kashmir valley”, he stated.
“I purchased a radio particularly to listen to Radio Sharda. It offers me peace of thoughts. I transfer on Radio Sharda at 7 am each day to listen to Kashmiri bhajans and different methods afterwards”, an 82-year-old listener, Avtar Krishen Bhat advised PTI.
It brings previous recollections of Kashmir again to my thoughts and feels that I’m nonetheless dwelling in my house within the valley, Avtar stated.
Like him, the younger Kashmiri Pandits concentrate to neighborhood radio’s Kashmiri songs.
“I like its basis slogan – Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv. I transfer to cell to cherish Kashmiri songs in this platform”, a 19-year Kashmiri Pandit pupil Shivansh Raina stated.
The radio additionally acts as a knowledge dissemination centre too.
The Kashmiri Pandits who steer clear of house had contacted the radio station to get details about their family within the valley after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and all over the Kashmir floods in 2014, Hangloo stated.
The radio station, which bagged two nationwide awards for Neighborhood Radio in 2018 and 2019, hasn’t ever limited its transmission for the reason that starting of its operation.
The radio might be airing a ‘reside herath’ pooja at the instance of Maha Shivratri aka Herath in Kashmir which might be celebrated on February 17-18.
It’s an annual competition and is regarded as some of the auspicious days a few of the believers of the religion.
Whilst the importance of the competition adjustments from position to position, for Kashmiri Hindus, it’s the day of the divine wedding ceremony of Lord Shiva with Mata Parvati known as Harratri.