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World Radio Day 2020: Theme, origin and everything you need to know - art and culture

It is generally believed that the first radio transmission was made by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 and radio broadcasting of music and talk that was aimed towards a wider audience came into existence, albeit experimentally, sometimes around 1905-1906.The radio came into existence commercially in the early 1920s. Radio stations came into existence almost three decades later and the radio and broadcasting system became a common commodity around the world by the 1950s.Almost 60 years later, in 2011, Member States of UNESCO proclaimed February 13 as being World Radio Day. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013 as an International event.One of the most widely consumed medium at the global level, the UN says the radio has the ability to “shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard.”ALSO READ: This World Radio Day, exploring love in the time of radio that used to beOriginFollowing a proposal from Spain, UNESCO’s Executive Board recommended to the General Conference the proclamation of World Radio Day, based on a consultation process carried out by UNESCO in 2011. Subsequently, the then Director-General of UNESCO proposed the formation of United Nations Radio on February 13, 1946 and subsequently at its 36th session, UNESCO proclaimed February 13 as World Radio Day.The UN General Assembly formally endorsed UNESCO’s proclamation of World Radio Day on January 14, 2013. During its 67th session, the UN adopted a resolution proclaiming February 13 as World Radio Day.ObjectiveAccording to the United Nations, the objective of World Radio Day is to raise greater awareness among the public and media regarding the importance of radio.The day also aims to encourage radio stations to provide access to information through their medium and enhance networking and international cooperation among broadcasters.ThemeThe theme of World Radio Day 2020 is ‘Radio and Diversity’. According to UNESCO, radio stations should serve diverse communities and offer a wide range of programmes.For World Radio Day 2020, UNESCO has called on radio stations to uphold diversity, both in their newsroom and on the airwaves.The theme of World Radio Day can be broadly divided into three main categories, according to UNESCO.Diversity in the radio landscape: The development of policy environments which can lead to transparency and diversity of media ownership is the cornerstone to the radio sector being pluralistic, inclusive and democratic.Diversity in the newsroom: Radio stations could bring multi-cultural teams that offer different perspectives on issues, through equal opportunity and fair treatment policies.Diversity on the airwaves: Radio stations can offer a variety of shows and programmes that range from reportage and documentaries to talk shows and podcasts. Within the programmes themselves, there can be diversity in terms of language, music and mood to reflect the diversity of humanity.(This story has been published from a wire agency feed with a few modifications to the text.)Follow more stories on Facebook and Twitter Read the full article

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Virginia Woolf 138th Birth Anniversary: Why you should read Virginia Woolf; quotes by the author for every 21st-century feminist - books

“Why am I so incredibly and incurably romantic about Cornwall? One’s past, I suppose; I see children running in the garden... The sound of the sea at night... almost forty years of life, all built on that, permeated by that: so much I could never explain,” Virginia Woolf wrote employing the stream-of-consciousness approach best explaining her writing technique.A video by TED-Ed explains why one should read Virginia Woolf, saying that “if William Shakespeare had a female version, it would be Virginia Woolf”. Born in London on January 25, the celebrated author was best known for her novels namely Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927). She also wrote essays on artistic theory, literary history, women’s writing, the politics of power and was also popular for the numerous letters she wrote to her family members. While Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927) are her most famous books, she is also credited with writing The Voyage Out (1915), Jacob’s Room (1922), Orlando (1928), and The Waves (1931). Her most famous essay was A Room of One’s Own (1929).Woolf’s poignant Reminiscences, a book about her childhood and the loss of her mother was published in 1908. Virginia Woolf suffered from mental health ailments nearly all her life which had begun with the death of some family members she was very close to, including her father. She was constantly nagged by depressive worries feeling she was a failure as a writer and a woman, or that she was despised by her sister and painter Vanessa Bell and unloved by her husband Leonard Woolf. After a provoked a suicide attempt in September 1913, she started on her road to recovery and kept the demons of mania and depression mostly at bay for the rest of her life.Her literary technique: Virginia Woolf’s haunting language, her insights into a wide array of issues including historical, political, feminist, and artistic, and the non-linear approaches to the narrative which she adopted, exerted a major influence on the modernist genre. E.M Forster, Clive Bell, Roger Fry and Leonard Woolf are notable names of modernism and belonged to the same group who came to be known as The Bloomsbury Group. In her diary that she describes people as “splinters & mosaics”. Her essay titled Modern Novels (1919, revised in 1925 as Modern Fiction) attacked the “materialists” who wrote about superficial rather than spiritual experiences. One might opine that Mrs. Dalloway, set in the course of a day, is as patterned as a Post-Impressionist painting but is also an exact representation of the character’s movements through the streets of London on this day in June. Through To the Lighthouse and The Waves, Virginia Woolf became one of the three major English-language Modernist experimenters in stream-of-consciousness writing along with names like James Joyce (Ulysses) and William Faulkner (The Sound and the Fury). Stream-of-consciousness writing was first used by the psychologist William James in The Principles of Psychology (1890). The stream-of-consciousness novel usually uses the narrative techniques of interior monologue, distortions in time and multiple or shifting perspectives. Feminism: Her feminist views spoke of unequal opportunities for women which negatively affect all of society. Through her 1931 talk Professions for Women, she urged women to destroy the “angel in the house,” a reference to Coventry Patmore’s poem of that title, the quintessential Victorian paean to women who sacrifice themselves to men.Her tragic death:She committed suicide by drowning herself in the River Ouse near her home in Sussex. Her body was not found for three weeks. She left a heartbreaking suicide note to her husband which began: “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can’t go through another of those terrible times. And I shan’t recover this time.” Woolf’s quotes stand true most in our times. Here are a few that evoke feminist pride and show what a visionary this celebrated author and important voice was in literary history. “I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.” - A Room of One’s Own

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” - A Room of One’s Own

“Books are the mirrors of the soul.” - Between the Acts

“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”

“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”

“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.”

“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” - A Room of One’s Own / Three Guineas

“How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here forever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself.” - The Waves

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Love Chris Rock and his angry vibe - art and culture

At a time when smartphones and highspeed internet was taking off, comedian Rohan Joshi’s career was in its nascent stage. He started the All India Bakchod (AIB) YouTube channel in 2013 along with fellow comedians Tanmay Bhat, Gursimran Khamba and Ashish Shakya.Over the years, Rohan has tried to build his own brand of comedy as well. With his new solo stand-up special Wake N Bake, produced by Only Much Louder (OML), the comedian opens up about comedy, Online platforms, and more. Edited excerpts.Could you share some details about your latest show?Wake N Bake is my first ever stand-up special. It has taken me about a year and a half to write it. It is a selection of jokes and thoughts about various topics. It does have a common theme running but it is at the end of the day, a collection of jokes. They are not massively deep or profound. It’s just me on stage for an hour, taking the audience on a journey. It is about things that I am learning as I grow older.Why is it that you thought that this was the right time to come up with a show like this?It’s just something that I wanted to do but I had other priorities. Now, I finally feel like I have time and it also feels like I am ready to do a show by myself. Although I have been in comedy for a decade, it is kind of embarrassing that I hadn’t written an hour-long solo special yet. That is the reason I wanted to get this done.What do you think of the various online streaming platforms that are emerging?It is incredible and a blessing for comedians such as myself. They allow you to host so many different shows that a traditional television format wouldn’t. You can have unlimited content on these platforms. In television, there is the scope of making something theatrical or a typical series. These platforms give you a much larger platform to try different styles and genres, as a creator. In comedy itself, so many sessions are different from one another. But, the biggest boon has been quality content. It doesn’t have to fall into the mediocrity of television. Why do these platforms give comedy so much importance?People live stressful lives. News is so scary these days, so maybe people need that catharsis of laughter. Comedy is also another way of presenting an argument as opposed to shouting at people’s faces. That’s why we need comedy.What genre of comedy is trending right now?There are a bunch of genres. Though the one thing we notice right now is relatability. Earlier, if you kept yourself away from the crowd, it was considered mysterious. But now, if you’re more relatable or humane, the audience is able to see themselves in you. It is evident from the latest crop of internet stars as well, who try to work their way around relatable content, and I’ve heard so many people in the crowd say, ‘oh my god, that is so me!’ to those jokes.What does it take for a stand-up comedian to connect with the audience?On stage, good jokes and interesting stage presence is what sets you apart. Who is your favourite comedian?I love Kanan Gill and Zakir Khan. Internationally, Ali Wong is hilarious. I also like John Mulaney. From the older lot, I like Chris Rock, I love that angry vibe he carries on stage.You were once a journalist and then you became the ‘news’ itself. How do you feel about that? Does it come with a lot of stress?It comes with a little stress because at the end of the day, you’re in front of the public eye, but that’s a very small trade-off. There are other benefits such as people treat you nicely, it pays well, you get to do what you love for a living.Being a journalist has helped me understand what to say, and what not to say. I know what I could get misquoted on, I am aware of how content can be selectively edited against me. There are people with their own agendas waiting for an opportunity to tweak things I say. Coming from a news background, it has helped me be more aware and careful. Could regional comedy ever be mainstream?It was always mainstream. For the simple fact that there are more people who speak and relate to their respective vernacular languages. A Johnny Lever or a Raju Srivastava will have way more viewers than I do. I don’t think it is different, it has always been mainstream for a really long time. Their number and their tickets have been higher. In fact, we are the industry that’s new and are playing catch up with them with our semi-adult and semi-English comedy. We are the ones trying to break into their mainstream. Read the full article

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The 12 Days of Christmas: The meaning of each day after Christmas, decoded - art and culture

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to meA partridge in a pear tree.On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to meTwo turtle doves,And a partridge in a pear tree... The Twelve Days of Christmas also referred to as Twelvetide, is a festive season celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and the spread of Christianity around the world. The Twelve Days of Christmas, however became popular because of an eighteenth century song of the same name. Here we explain the importance of each day of the Twelvetide.Day 1: ChristmasChristmas, the festival, celebrates the nativity or the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem. Day 2: Saint Stephen’s DaySaint Stephen was the Protomartyr or the first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of Apostles, which tells about the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem. He is said to have aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. He was accused of blasphemy at his trial, and in his defense, he made a long speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him. He was then, stoned to death and thus is referred to as the first martyr. This day is also known as Boxing Day in the UK. Day 3: Dedicated to Saint JohnThis day celebrates Saint John. According to the second biblical canon, the New Testament, he was the youngest of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. The apostles were his closest followers of Jesus, and they became the primary teachers of the gospel message of Jesus.B07J4LMXH9, B082FXPLR4Day 4: Innocents’ DayThis day is known as Childermas or the Innocents’ Day, and the Feast of the Innocents is a Christian feast held in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod, who in his quest to kill the infant Jesus ended up murdering several newborns. Day 5: Dedicated to Saint Thomas BecketThis day is dedicated to Saint Thomas Becket, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and Thomas à Becket. He is regarded as a saint and martyr by both the Anglican Communism and the Catholic Church. He had disputes with Henry II, King of England, over the privileges and rights of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. He was later canonised by Pope Alexander III.Day 6: Dedicated to Saint Egwin of EveshamThis day is dedicated to Saint Egwin of Evesham. He was a Benedictine monk, and later became the third Bishop of Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury. It is said that he struggled with the local population of the town over the acceptance of Christian morality, especially Christian marriage and clerical celibacy. Day 7: New Year’s EveOn the New Year’s Eve, Pope Sylvester I who was the Bishop of Rome in the 4th century is traditionally celebrated. He was one of the earliest popes and in some eastern and central European countries the day is called Silvester.Day 8: Dedicated to Mother Mary This day is dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mother Mary was a Galilean Jewish from Nazareth, according to the New Testament. Mary is also referred to as the Virgin Mary, as it is believed that she conceived Jesus miraculously through the Holy Spirit without her husband’s involvement.Day 9: Dedicated to Saint Basil and Saint Gregory NazianzenThis day is dedicated to Saint Basil and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, two important figures from the 4th century. Both Basil and Gregory are said to have rebuilt the faith during the Arian Movement. The Arian Movement promoted the non-trinitarian Christological doctrine which asserts the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and thus, he is a being subordinate to Him, but the Son is also a God. Day 10: Feast of the Holy Name of JesusThird of January is the day of the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. It is a feast of the liturgical year celebrated by several Christian denominations to commemorate the day when Jesus was officially named in a Jewish Temple. 024141119X, 1645940381Day 11: Dedicated to Saint Elizabeth Ann SetonSaint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American saint who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. She was canonised by the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Seton established the first Catholic girls’ school in the nation in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In the school, she also founded the first American congregation of religious sister, the Sisters of Charity. Day 12: Dedicated to Saint John Nepomucene NeumannThe day celebrates Saint John Nepomucene Neumann. He was a Bohemian Catholic priest who immigrated to the United States in 1836. where he was ordained and later joined the Redemptorist order, which is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church dedicated to missionary work. He later became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia.He is the first American bishop and to date the only male American citizen to be canonised. Follow more stories on Facebook and TwitterAt Hindustan Times, we help you stay up-to-date with latest trends and products. Hindustan Times has affiliate partnership, so we may get a part of the revenue when you make a purchase. Read the full article