The Voice of Russia brings Russia and India together
Dec 1, 2011 22:24 Moscow Time |
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The 2011 All India Conference of The Voice of Russia Listeners’ Clubs is under way in New Delhi, in an event attended by representatives of more than 150 such clubs from all across the country. Speaking at the Conference on Thursday, All India Congress Committee secretary Dalbir Singh called the Voice of Russia Listeners’ Clubs a “unique event that proves the fact that Indians are greatly interested in Russia.”
The two countries will soon mark the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the VOR’s broadcastings in India, where several generations of Indians came to love Russia when listening to this radio. Thanks to the VOR’s cooperation with the local radio station FEVER 104 FM, the VOR is now available on FM waves and on cell phones.
India’s close partnership with Russia helps us to better understand each other and address issues of common interest, Dalbir Singh says.
In an interview with the Russia & India Report newspaper published on Thursday, VOR chairman Andrei Bystritsky said that The Voice of Russia had won its listeners’ trust because it reports the latest international news and highlights on the most important events in Russia’s public life, as well as on scientific and cultural achievements. “This gives inquisitive Indians a brilliant opportunity to obtain first-hand information about their Motherland’s role in geopolitics. India is a classical example of a country where the number of radio listeners grows with every passing year. This is a country which develops rapidly and which at the same time preserves its national identity. Like other developing countries, India will not be able to provide access to the Internet to all those hungry for information in the immediate future. Listening to radio programs does not require spending too much on necessary equipment because a simple receiver set is good value and available for all. During his visit to India in 2010, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the innovative approach by Russian media companies operating in foreign countries, including India. For example, the MTS corporation broadcasts live Russian programs. Also, Putin stressed the necessity of increasing the number of broadcast languages in India, where the Voice of Russia is available in the FM format in four of the largest cities and their suburbs, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore,” Andrei Bystritsky concludes.
Right now, The Voice of Russia’s programs are available on RADIO FEVER 104 FM to more than 30 million people – a figure that is almost certain to grow given the fact that both radio stations have started working on a new format of programs about Russia, explains Saurab Mishra, a representative of the Indian radio station.
During a conference of the Voice of Russia at the Russian Scientific and Cultural Center, the winners of a VOR quiz were announced. They included schoolteacher Nanji Janjani from the Gujarat state who said that actually, the VOR prize had been won by all those in his school. “Young Indians, he added, want to know more about Russia. They enjoy listening to your radio station which brings India and Russia together . Unlike other stations, the Voice of Russia offers live Internet broadcastings which prompt us and our neighbors to visit the VOR’s website daily,” Janjani concludes.
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