Students, friends and family of late Pushpendra Pal Singh, the doyen of Indian journalism who left an indelible mark on the lives of thousands will commemorate his first death anniversary on 10th of March at Hindi Bhawan in Bhopal's Polytechnic Square from 4 to 7 PM at a memorial event.

Senior journalist Girija Shankar and socialist thinker Raghu Thakur will throw light on the life and works of late Pushpendra Pal Singh and share their memories of the times spent with him. The event will also see Dharmendra Singh Bhadauria, Editor of Dainik Bhaskar, Haryana and Sandeep Purohit, Assistant Editor of Rajasthan Patrika newspaper group deliver lectures on 'Challenges Before Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence'.

Apart from this, 'Saaya Band' will perform compositions of Dushyant Kumar, Kabir, Mir Taqi Mir, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi and others. A short film 'Ek Kirdar - Kisse Hazaar' based on the memories of Pushpendra Pal Singh's students, whom they fondly called 'PP Sir' will also be screened at the event. A blood donation camp will also be organized from 3 to 7 PM in collaboration with Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre at the same venue to mark PP sir's death anniversary.

The program will see participation of senior personalities from the field of journalism and public relation apart from students, friends and family of Singh. This event will provide an opportunity to remember PP sir's invaluable contribution to the field of journalism and take inspiration from his life. The organizers have invited people from all walks of life to attend the event and pay their tribute to him. This program will not only serve as a medium to pay tribute to late PP Sir, but will also try to carry forward his legacy in the field of journalism and elsewhere.