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Music is the key to building an engaging radio station. The music on Gurgaon Ki Awaaz is its identity. A unique identity, that doesn’t let the station be confused with any of the 11 other FM stations broadcasting in Delhi-NCR. When listeners tune in, they invariably listen to folk music – Haryanvi raginis being sung by local mandalis, folk music in Bhojpuri, Maithili, Garhwali, Kumaoni, Rajasthani and many dialects, bhajans by village women and songs by schoolchildren.
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March 25, 2020 | 179 words | #programs, #employment
Our early morning spiritual music segment, from 4 am to 7 am features a range of sacred music from Shiva, Rama, Krishna, Ganapati Bhajans to Sikh Gurbani to Sufi music.
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March 25, 2020 | 30 words | #programs, #employment
Over 60 per cent of Gurgaon Ki Awaaz’s listeners are drivers. They make for a dedicated audience. Most have an FM in their car, they don’t really step away from their vehicle, and the radio is a great way for them to be entertained and informed as they go about their work of picking and dropping people.
Some drivers even have lunch together in groups, with Gurgaon Ki Awaaz playing on the radio.
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March 25, 2020 | 145 words | #programs, #employment
In 2015, in partnership with the NGO We The People, in collaboration with Ideosync Media Combine, and with support from UN Democracy Fund, we launched the series Hamara Samvidhaan, which unpacks the values outlined in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution.
The 13-part series starts with understanding the value of a constitution for a country as diverse as India. And then over the next 12 episodes unpacks each phrase, each word of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution to understand how the values articulated in the Preamble play out in our own personal lives.
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March 25, 2020 | 94 words | #programs, #employment
Entrepreneurship is a part of our larger focus on livelihood, which is also a key focus area of our parent NGO The Restoring Force.
Our program series Apna Nazariya Apna Kaam started as an in-depth interview with the owners of a range of small businesses, most with an initial investment of under Rupees five thousand. Businesses range from a roadside snacks kiosk, too entrepreneurs ranging from a snacks kiosk owner to a cotton mattress making unit to a fruit juice stand.
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March 25, 2020 | 155 words | #programs, #employment
Bavra Mausam is our weekly program on adolescent emotional health issues produced with support from CREA. It was born as a spin-off from Chahat Chowk, our weekly sexual and reproductive health show. Parents were keen on us producing a separate series for their children. However, during formative research with youngsters, it emerged that they would much rather talk about all the emotional churn they are going through, from falling in love, to self esteem, to peer pressure to managing conversations with parents.
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March 25, 2020 | 121 words | #programs, #employment
In 2014, we partnered with the NGO Agrasar to start our career readiness program called “Career Express” which outlines various career options in great detail with experts drawn from the local community and educational institutions such ITI, the government college etc.
The live program features experts such as HR professionals talking about how to prepare for a job interview, or PF officials explaining how to access provident fund benefits, or ESI officials explaining the rights to health services under the Employees State Insurance Scheme and how to access them.
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March 25, 2020 | 111 words | #programs, #employment
Since 2017, former bureaucrat, and now counselor Anupma Chandra, anchors a weekly live show using a story format to talk about relationships and key social issues. The program Family Time, is a favourite among listeners who can listen to the ups and downs of the characters’ lives and also call in with their own reactions and questions.
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March 25, 2020 | 57 words | #programs, #employment, #featured
Music is the key to building an engaging radio station. The music on Gurgaon Ki Awaaz is its identity. A unique identity, that doesn’t let the station be confused with any of the 11 other FM stations broadcasting in Delhi-NCR. When listeners tune in, they invariably listen to folk music – Haryanvi raginis being sung by local mandalis, folk music in Bhojpuri, Maithili, Garhwali, Kumaoni, Rajasthani and many dialects, bhajans by village women and songs by schoolchildren.
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March 25, 2020 | 171 words | #programs, #employment
Traffic jams, broken pipes, ongoing construction of a bridge, the announcement of a new government scheme, arrangements for an upcoming festival…all these find space in our daily morning broadcast Gurgaon Ke Haal (loosely translated as “How is Gurgaon?")
Drawn from the city sections of Hindi newspapers, press releases from the district administration, and call-ins from listeners, many of whom are drivers and are aware of the traffic scene on the roads, Gurgaon Ke Haal is a live phone-in show with radio reporters reading out the main stories of the day, announcements, and also enabling listeners to call in with their own updates.
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March 25, 2020 | 130 words | #programs, #employment
Gurgaon Ki Awaaz is the only civil society-run community radio in NCR. Broadcasting on 107.8 FM and streaming online.
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