World Radio Day 2021: Puri Artist Saswat Ranjan Sahoo Crafts Replica of 1980s Stereo by Matchsticks

Puri, February 13: An artist in Odisha's Puri district has crafted a replica of 1980s radio by using over 3,000 matchsticks to mark World Radio Day, which is celebrated every year on February 13.

Saswat Ranjan Sahoo told ANI that it took around four days for him to complete the masterpiece using 3,130 matchsticks.

"In making this replica of the Panasonic stereo, I extend my support to all the radio programmes and request all the people to listen to radio programs regularly. It took 4 days to built this replica using 3,130 matchsticks," he said. World Radio Day 2021: Celebrating the Journey of Radio.

I made an idol of 1980's model of panasonic stereo radio by using 3130 matchsticks on the occasion of world radio day, which took 4 days to built.Every year world radio day is celebrated on 13th February to raise awareness among the people about the importance of radio 3/1 pic.twitter.com/BFSZ82aMIE

— saswat ranjan sahoo (@Saswat_r_sahoo) February 12, 2021

Odisha: To mark World Radio Day on February 13, an artist in Puri has made a replica of radio by using matchsticks.

"I used 3,130 matchsticks and worked for four days to make this replica," Saswat Ranjan Sahoo said yesterday. pic.twitter.com/bREzfn3xae

— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2021

Every year, on February 13, World Radio Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of radio medium among people. In India 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gained popularity over years.

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