Uttar Pradesh

• 04 Oct 2024

"Radio Man of India" Sets Record

Why in News?

Ram Singh Boudh from Uttar Pradesh sets a Guinness World Record with his unique radio collection, preserving the legacy of radios.

Key Points

• World Record Radio Collection:
  • Ram Singh Boudh, famously known as the "Radio Man of India," has amassed a collection of 1,257 unique radios, dating from the 1920s to 2010.
  • His collection surpassed the previous world record of 625 radios held by M Prakash.
• Prime Minister's Recognition:
  • Boudh's passion for preserving the legacy of radios gained national recognition when the Prime Minister mentioned him during the Mann Ki Baat radio program in November 2023.
  • PM Modi highlighted Boudh’s dedication to keeping radios relevant, noting that his efforts sparked greater curiosity about his collection.
  • The Prime Minister acknowledged that Mann Ki Baat itself has revitalized interest in radios and Akashvani (All India Radio), making them popular once again in many households.

Radio Spectrum

• The radio spectrum (also known as Radio Frequency or RF) is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves in this frequency range are called radio frequency bands or simply ‘radio waves’.
  • Radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. These were discovered by Heinrich Hertz in the late 1880s.
• RF bands spread in the range between 30 kHz and 300 GHz (alternative point of view offers coverage 3 KHz – 300 GHz).