Samvidhaani Pitaara | संविधानी पिटारा — Celebrating the Constitution of India
Samvidhaani Pitaara — which translates playfully to The Constitution In A Box — examines, addresses, and illuminates various facets of the Constitution’s character. From a song playlist with lyrics that echo Constitutional Values, the orations that reverberated in the Constituent Assembly, and the men and women who applied their hearts and minds to drafting this document, each episode acquaints you with the Constitution of India. This series is presented by Vineet KKN Panchhi.
The Constitution of India, the world’s longest written national constitution, declares India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. It is the supreme law of India and enshrines the rights and duties of the citizens of India. It guarantees to its citizens justice, equality, and liberty, and promotes fraternity. Despite these assurances, at several times in our nation’s history, there have been moments when the very fabric of this document has been challenged, when the values that integrate us as a people have been muddled with doubt.
Samvidhaani Pitaara is a series from Radio Azim Premji University that examines, addresses, and illuminates various facets of the Constitution’s character. From a song playlist with lyrics founded on Constitutional Values, to the great orations that echoed in the Constituent Assembly, and the men and women who applied their hearts and minds to drafting this document, we bring you an absorbing series.
Samvidhaani Pitaara is presented for Radio Azim Premji University by Vineet KKN Panchhi, founder of the Jai Hind Project.
Credits:
Akshat Krishna, Akshay Ramuhalli, Avishek Bose, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Harsh Gupta, Harshit Gogoi, Maitreyi Shankar, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Sameera Ahmed, Sananda Dasgupta, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi, and Velu Shankar
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Hindustan Ki Nayi Geetmala | हिंदुस्तान की नयी गीतमाला — A Playlist To Celebrate Diversity
In the first episode of our series Samvidhaani Pitaara, we present a playlist for celebrating our diversity. The sounds of India represent our pluralism. The music of this unique Indianness finds resonance in the Constitution of India, a document foundational to our democracy, a tapestry tailored from disparate elements that make us Indian — our shared values, our history, and our diversity. Listen to Hindustan Ki Nayi Geetmala with Vineet KKN Panchhi.
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Dastaan-e-Samvidhaan — दास्तान ए संविधान | Greatest Speeches of the Constituent Assembly
In the second episode of this series on the story of the Constitution of India, we remember the landmark speeches made by prominent members of the Constituent Assembly. These addresses signified several important decisions that shaped the Constitution.
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Samvidhaan Ke Naam| संविधान के नाम — Spin the Chakra, Test Your Constitution Quotient
This special episode of Samvidhaani Pitaara — Samvidhaan Ke Naam — is presented as a game show with Vineet KKN Panchhi and the students of Azim Premji University. Spin the wheel and test your Constitution Quotient!
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1952 — A Love Story (For Democracy in India)
Welcome to Pehla Pehla Chunaav, our special episode of Samvidhaani Pitaara. Hosts Seetal Iyer and Vineet KKN Panchhi take you on a time machine trip simulating a retro radio broadcast as they recount the exciting events of the historic day when the results of India’s first free and fair parliamentary election are being declared
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An Independence Day playlist for love and harmony
Hosted by Vineet KKN Panchhi of The Jai Hind Project, this special edition of Samvidhaani Pitaara is aptly titled “Hindustan Ki Nayi Geetmala — Azaadi Special” — a playlist of songs to celebrate our yearning for true freedom. Listen on your favourite streaming channels.
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याद किया दिल ने — Remembering India’s First Republic Day
How is Republic Day different from Independence Day? Why is January 26 a significant date? What transpired on the very first Republic Day? Watch Yaad Kiya Dil Ne, a special video episode of Samvidhaani Pitaara, which cherishes the memory of the nation’s transformation into a republic and bringing to life the vision enshrined in the Constitution of India. Presented by Vineet KKN Panchhi and set to archival footage, it relives the events of January 26, 1950.
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Trriing, trringgg… Hello Samvidhaan!
On the occasion of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birthday, we bring you a special episode of Samvidhaani Pitaara that promotes civic awareness. Hello Samvidhaan is a dramatised simulation of a call-in radio show where listeners from across India raise questions about how the Indian Constitution applies to everyday life.
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The India Project With Josy Joseph
Counting down to India’s Independence from British colonial rule, this series traces the rise of free India through vignettes of history. Researched and narrated by award-winning journalist Josy Joseph, The India Project is a journey into decisive events and people that were instrumental the making of a nation.
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Bhakti Republic With Amit Basole — From Bollywood To Benaras And Beyond
The ideas of liberty, equality, fraternity and justice — the very values enshrined in our Constitution — have endured over centuries in the Bhakti tradition. The Bhakti poets always challenged the ideologies of their times that attempted to force the belief that people were not equal. In this show, Bhakti Republic, we explore the histories of these ideas in Bhakti poetry, and how they find resonance in the values underpinning the Constitution of a modern republic.
