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First ever public performance of Pehchaan Radio club members in the year 2005



Radio club member interviewed the chief guest Smt.Meira Kumar,
then Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment

Nada at Dilli Haat

The popular  place of hang out for young people in Delhi, Dilli Haat was the vanue for observing the International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit trafficking  an exhibition and variety of programs presided over  by Mrs.Meira Kumar Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment ,The Pehchhan Radio Club was noticed by the crowd when the members of the club performed street play. Interactive radio programs were produced by the members of the club. They also interviewed the chief guest Smt.Meira Kumar, the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment.  Nada India Foundation was privileged to be a part of this event and also at the main program to mark the day on 26th June 2005 at Kamani auditorium in Delhi. 
Pehchaan Radio Club performed street play in five different locations around South Delhi: Chattapur Village, Neb Sarai Navsrashasti NGO, Kusumpur Pahari (Vasant Vihar) Bal Vikas Dhara, Qutab Minar, and Jagran (Dakshanpuri).   To prepare for the production, Nada India hired consultants for training.  The trainers involved the Pehachan Radio Club participants in script development and various theatrical exercises.  The script “Meri Pehchaan (My Identity) ” the radio club members developed was based on the life of Dayanand Sharma,
http://youtu.be/cjpdetmhi38 a Pehchaan outreach worker who also participated in the play’s production as the narrator.  Mr. Sharma was living with HIV and recovering from substance abuse.  He narrated the story of his life to promote education and awareness around HIV/AIDS, substance use, and related issues. He died due to AIDS in the year 2009. 
Many of Pehchaan Radio Club members were young women from urban villages in Delhi.  They came from conservative families and neighborhoods in which women were not given the opportunity to freely express their opinions or views.  While the radio program has given them an opportunity to voice their opinions, the invitation from the Ministry of SJ&E to participate in street theater gave these young women a new experience that took them out from the confines of homes into the center stage.  It was an experience that has kindled in them a new sense of confidence. 

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