An Indian Morning
Sunday March 13th, 2016 with Dr. Harsha V. Dehejia and Kishore "Kish" Sampat
Devotional, Classical, Ghazals, Folklore, Old/New Popular Film/Non-Film Songs, Community Announcements and more...

A brief walk through the history of An Indian Morning Program An Indian Morning first went on the air on Diwali day October 20, 1973 on radio station CHCH, 91.4FM in Hull, Quebec. It was thefirst radio program in the Ottawa area and it was enthusiastically received. After a few months on this French station it shifted to CJET 101.1FM in Smiths Falls and when Radio Carleton CKCU FM went on air in 1975, An Indian Morning was the first specialty program on that station and it has stayed there since then. Our first sponsor was Mr. Hari Dilawari and were not for his encouragement we could not have got started. Another person who stood behind us was Goerge Kallumkal who led us through the maze of wires and tape recorders and ensured that we had a good sound. An Indian Morning celebrates not only the Music of India but equally its various arts and artisans, poets and potters, kings and patriots. The first half of the program features classical and religious music as well as regional and popular music. The second half features community announcements, Ghazals, Themes, Popular Old & New Bollywood Films music and more. The ethos of the program is summarized by its signature closing line, "Seeking the spirit of India, Jai Hind". The producer of the program is Dr. Harsha Dehejia who hosts the first half. The compere for the second one hour was Late Mrs. Pratibha Sampat. ***