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Friday, December 19, 2014

Doordarshan and All India Radio to air special programmes on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday


By Vasudha Venugopal, ET Bureau | 19 Dec, 2014, 04.00AM IST

NEW DELHI: This Christmas, know more about former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his poetry with the Doordarshan and All India Radio planning to air special programmes on his birthday. AIR is also air twohour broadcast of a special Kavi Sammelan organised a few days ago to honour his skill in poetry. 

The three-hour-long kavi sammelan was held in New Delhi on December 11 with 12 selected poets from various Hindi speaking States taking part. 
Doordarshan and All India Radio to air special programmes on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday

"This was the first time a poet's lines were given to us and we were asked to create poetry with them. We were also given an opportunity to present a poem of our own," said Kirti Kale, one of the poets who participated. 

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