The Akashvani Brahamapur added another feather to its achievement-cap by receiving the Best Science Award, the prize given at all-India level for the first time at the Akashvani annual award ceremony held in New Delhi recently.
Besides, the Akashvani regional unit’s Assistant Director Hrushikesh Panigrahi was conferred the Best Producer Award for the popular science programme, ‘Pakshi’. He received a trophy and a memento from Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Minister of State Rajyabardhan Rathore, respectively.
The Pakshi is a programme based on scientific research on creation of birds and their migration and extinction. Noted singer Kedar Panigrahi sang songs while Madhab Chandra composed music for the programme. Jaydev Bhue and Shisirkant Tripathy assisted.
Notably, the Akashvani Brahmapur has received many national and international level accolades for popular progammes like ‘Hasa’ and ‘Ghar’ produced by Panigrahi.
Director Er Basant Kumar Behera, programme executors Jagannath Sethi, Alhadini Hota, senior Announcer and producer Chittaranjan Patnaik, Kaibartta Sahu, Broadcast Department’s D Someya have greeted Panigrahi for the achievement.