<span style="color: #222222;">As the Nation is celebrating 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the News Services Division (NSD) of All India Radio continues to remind people of the lofty ideals and basic values of humanity advocated by the Father of the Nation.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' NSD celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi today. To mark this occasion, Principal Director General of NSD, Ira Joshi released the 8th edition of the in-house magazine 'Akashvani Samachar Bharati'. It is dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma and his thoughts of Sewa (social service), Samarpan (personal sacrifice), Swadeshi (indigenous), Swavalamban (self-sufficiency), Sahyog ( cooperation), and Swachhata (cleanliness). She underlined the need to follow the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and its universal appeal in present day.<br />'' <br />'' Gandhian and documentary filmmaker Brajendra Rehi who was the Guest of Honour at the event recalled the AIR News Room the day when the Father of the Nation was assassinated.<br />'' <br />'' A "Gandhi quiz" on the life and times of Bapu was conducted,  which saw enthusiastic participation from the members of NSD Head Quarters in New Delhi.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' An exhibition of photographs of Gandhi jee was also organized at the New Broadcasting House premises by Bureau of Outreach Communication, BOC to mark the event. It generated quite a few eyeballs as selfie point.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The 8th edition of 'Akashvani Samachar Bharati' has articles and poems by NSD's regional news units from all over the country including from northeastern regions to as far as Port Blair, known for sacrifices of Veer Savarkar and other freedom fighters.  All these efforts are directed at supplementing the growth and spread of Hindi.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' This edition becomes special as it reflects upon how Gandhi jee made swachhta his mission. Another attraction is the story on Gandhi District which was recently in the news during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Houston, USA last month. It has articles from Prasar Bharati Special Correspondents posted in Dubai, Kathmandu and Sri Lanka on Gandhian thoughts, their relevance and popularity in foreign countries and also on India's bilateral relations. Through this edition dedicated to the values and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, 'Akashvani Samachar Bharati' strives to spread the essence of humanism to the masses.<br />'' <br />''<br />'''Akashvani Samachar Bharati',   a registered magazine with Registrar of News Papers of India was first published in 2006. It is composed totally in-house. Earlier editions used to include the articles, stories and poems awarded during 'Hindi Pakhwada' celebrations. Now, it has got a pan India flavour representing the diversity of the country. </span><br />