Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Anubhav Sinha Reflects on Historic Gandhi Broadcast
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha visited All India Radio and saw the microphone Mahatma Gandhi used for his only live radio broadcast.
On November 12, 1947, Gandhi spoke to the nation to comfort and inspire people.
This was a time of displacement and sadness due to the Partition of India.
Gandhi was unable to personally visit the Kurukshetra refugee camp, so he used the radio to reach them.
Gandhi encouraged people to be brave, find joy in helping others, and was commemorating Diwali amid this darkness.
This broadcast is celebrated each year.
Anubhav Sinha visited All India Radio.
Sinha saw the microphone used by Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi's broadcast was on November 12, 1947.
The broadcast was to address refugees during the Partition.
The speech aimed to comfort and inspire during hardship.
- Who
- Anubhav Sinha and Mahatma Gandhi
- What
- Anubhav Sinha visited the microphone Gandhi used for a live broadcast
- When
- November 12, 1947
- Where
- All India Radio
- Why
- Gandhi addressed refugees displaced during the Partition of India.
- Event
- Anubhav Sinha visited All India Radio
- Date of Broadcast
- November 12, 1947
- Location of Broadcast
- All India Radio
- Purpose of Broadcast
- Address to refugees during Partition
- Significance
- Gandhi's only live address to the nation