Some things remain inseparable with ‘Numaish’ like the melodies of yesteryears. The radio station plays them on all the 45 wintry evenings.
A hit among the young and the old alike, songs of Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh, Mana Dey and Kishore Kumar from the movies released before 80s, are aired by the radio station.
“We stick to the old melodies as people love them irrespective of the age and region. Moreover, no one can copy the singers of the yore,” says Ajay Singh Jaiswal, the man who keeps a collection of a few thousand old songs. A third generation worker at the radio station of the All India Industrial Exhibition, Mr. Jaiswal from the old city selects the songs depending upon the day, time and rush at the event. “Many people come here just to listen to songs.
A few almost on a regular basis,” Mr. Jaiswal explains. The sequence might change from time to time, but the last song of the evening aired is ‘Chalte Chalte Koi Milgaya’ number from ‘Pakeeza’. The line ‘Chirag Bhujrahe Hain’ provides a signal for stall owners to wind up their business for the day.
The radio station is managed by five announcers and other support staff. Now, it is also airing short commercials apart from making an announcement of children, who are separated from their parents or guardians at the venue. A separate camp for missing children is set up in front of the radio station where the kids are made to sit until their parents come and take them.
“Three women are assigned the duty to take care of the children. We give them toys and also chocolates to keep them calm,” a staff member said. Everyday at least eight to 10 children get separated from their parents in the rush. The stall owners and volunteers bring them to the camp.
Some things remain inseparable with ‘Numaish’ like the melodies of yesteryears. The radio station plays them on all the 45 wintry evenings.
A hit among the young and the old alike, songs of Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh, Mana Dey and Kishore Kumar from the movies released before 80s, are aired by the radio station.
“We stick to the old melodies as people love them irrespective of the age and region. Moreover, no one can copy the singers of the yore,” says Ajay Singh Jaiswal, the man who keeps a collection of a few thousand old songs. A third generation worker at the radio station of the All India Industrial Exhibition, Mr. Jaiswal from the old city selects the songs depending upon the day, time and rush at the event. “Many people come here just to listen to songs. A few almost on a regular basis,” Mr. Jaiswal explains. The sequence might change from time to time, but the last song of the evening aired is ‘Chalte Chalte Koi Milgaya’ number from ‘Pakeeza’. The line ‘Chirag Bhujrahe Hain’ provides a signal for stall owners to wind up their business for the day.
The radio station is managed by five announcers and other support staff. Now, it is also airing short commercials apart from making an announcement of children, who are separated from their parents or guardians at the venue. A separate camp for missing children is set up in front of the radio station where the kids are made to sit until their parents come and take them. “Three women are assigned the duty to take care of the children. We give them toys and also chocolates to keep them calm,” a staff member said. Everyday at least eight to 10 children get separated from their parents in the rush. The stall owners and volunteers bring them to the camp.
‘Many people come here just to listen
to songs’
