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Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi

Manipal, Jan 25: To air-stream the awareness on the Indian Republic Day in the region, the community radio of the Manipal Institute of Communication 90.4 FM Manipal Radio hosted an inter-school quiz competition on “Know Your Country” – Rasa Prashne in Manipal.

Four schools around the expanse participated in the competition in which Madhav Kripa School, Manipal was judged as the winner of the quiz. The runners up were the English Medium High School, Indrali followed by Government School, Sarlebettu and Christ School, Manipal. The winners and participants will be felicitated on Saturday January 29 on the occasion of MIC Annual Sports Day on the MIT Grounds in the presence of the entire institution.

The quiz was organised by the Broadcast Media Students of the Manipal Institute of Communication under the guidance of Shyam Bhatt (co-ordinator - Radio Manipal), K Padmakumar (faculty incharge) and Peter (sound engineer). The quiz anchored by Tashika Thangamma, was of three rounds, consisting of an audio round too.

Sharing his experience, Dadaphir, a participant from Government School Sarlebettu said, ‘It was a fun-filled unique experience to participate in a radio quiz’.

The bilingual quiz conducted in English and Kannada catered to all the listeners of the region. The show will be on-air on the occasion of India’s 61st Republic Day on January 26 at 6 pm.

“We have been regularly working to uplift the people of Manipal expanse through the audio medium of community radio” said the co-ordinator of Radio Manipal Shyam Bhatt.