A little more than 100 years of radio broadcasting was celebrated on a wet and windswept Thursday, September 4, evening at the place where broadcasting began. “We are at the place where it started: the Bombay Presidency Radio Club. We are marking the milestone of 100 years of radio broadcasting with the screening of a documentary film, My Radio My Life,” said the Club’s Joint Honorary Secretary Prakash Mirchandani. According to Wikipedia, Radio broadcasting began in June 1923 during the British Raj, with programmes by the Bombay Presidency Radio Club and other radio clubs.

Melodious moments

As expected, the Presidency Lounge at the Colaba club, referred to as Radio Club, filled with a salt ‘n’ pepper-haired audience, many with more salt than pepper in their hair, as the film producer and director Makarand Waikar and creative producer Simantinee Bhagwat prepared to screen their documentary, which took one back to the golden era of radio. It was a film that showcased how deeply radio influenced society and even changed the lives of a few passionate individuals.