Mangalore: All India Radio, Mangalore, under the aegis of Town Official Language Implementation Committee , Mangalore, is organizing ‘Indradhanush’, a special programme in connection with Hindi Day at the Town Hall today.

Tridhara, magazine of TOLIC will also be released on this occasion. Excerpts of recordings of the programme will be broadcast on AIR on September 14 on the occasion of Hindi Day celebration.

G Ramesh Chandran, deputy director, engineering, AIR, said Sangeetha Balachandra and Mounesh Kumar Chavani, staff artists of AIR, Mangalore, will present bhajans as part of the cultural programme. Jithesh, disciple of famous Ghazal singer Anup Jalota, will sing ghazals while Saraya Bala Yakshagana Kendra, Mangalore, will perform Yakshagana in Hindi. These cultural programmes will be for two hours after the formal stage function.

Oscar Fernandes, MP and chairperson, parliamentary standing committee on human resources development, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, will deliver the inaugural message. G Jayalal, additional director general (Southern region), AIR and DD, Ashwani Kumar and Amar Lal Daultani, executive directors, Corporation Bank, and PS Baliga, general manager, Corporation B and will be the chief guests.-T.O.I