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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Tamil newscasters to be honoured

Source: Deccan Chronicle | N. Arun Kumar
01st Oct 2013


Venkatraman, Rajaraman and Saroj Narayanaswami.Venkatraman, Rajaraman and Saroj Narayanaswami.

Chennai: It is not every day that a newscaster gets to announce a historical eve­nt. But it was the turn of R.S. Venkatraman to ann­ounce the news that India had attained Independence from the British in All Ind­ia Radio's southeast Asi­an external service news in the early hours of August 15, 1947 and it was an unforgettable day for him.

Recognising the services rendered by such AIR Tamil newscasters — Ven­ka­traman, Rajaraman and Saroj Narayanaswami - AIR will be honouring them with awards as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday.

"I can recall the thrilling moment when I made the announcement in...............


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