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World Radio Day 2026: Saeeda Bano and Usha Mehta's Pioneering Radio Impact on India
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World Radio Day 2026: How Saeeda Bano and Usha Mehta Changed India with Radio
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News18
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13-02-2026, 12:34
World Radio Day 2026: How Saeeda Bano and Usha Mehta Changed India with Radio
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World Radio Day 2026 highlights the transformative power of radio, especially through women's voices in India.
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Saeeda Bano made history in 1947 as India’s first female radio newsreader at All India Radio, breaking barriers in public broadcasting.
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Her calm, authoritative voice redefined representation and opened doors for women in media and journalism.
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Usha Mehta, at 22, secretly operated the underground Congress Radio during the 1942 Quit India Movement.
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Mehta's broadcasts defied British censorship, providing updates and hope, turning radio into a weapon of resistance.
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