A leading figure of Prasar Bharati Broadcasting
Corporation of India, PK Singson, popularly
known as ‘Singson sir’ to many of us,
was as an able programmer and administrator
of Indian Broadcasting Service (IBS).
A senior officer of All India Radio and Doordarshan,
PK Singson was phenomenally energetic
and his administrative acumen
was highly commendable.
He used to narrate with respect
the qualities of an administrative
officer under Prasar Bharati
Broadcasting Corporation of India.
He intensely loved both the
organisations All India Radio
and Doordarshan.
An MA in History, Singson sir started his
vocational career as a lecturer of History in
Dhanmanjari College, Manipur. During his
service in college, he appeared in the UPSC
interview in New Delhi for the post of Programme
Executive and the UPSC nominated
him for the post in All India Radio under the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The
Ministry directly recruited him for the post.
But he did not join the assignment and latter
appeared in another interview of the UPSC
for the post of Assistant Director, All India
Radio. This time also he was nominated by the
UPSC and he accepted the offer of direct appointment
by the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting and served at different stations
of All India Radio in the North-east.
For his competency, he was soon promoted
to the post of Station Director of All India Radio.
As a worthy Station Director, he served at different stations of All India Radio like Karchiang, Cuttak, Dibrugarh, Guwahati and in some hill stations of North-east region too. During his stay in AIR Dibrugarh, he was placed as the selection grade Station Director and transferred to AIR, Guwahati as Station Director. As a senior Class-I gazetted officer of Indian Broadcasting (programme) Service (IBPS) he, for some time, served in the Broadcasting House, All India Radio, New Delhi. During his service in the zonal station AIR, Guwahati, to the best of his capacities, he tried to add up newness in the planning and presentation of programmes.
All things
added up, Singson sir himself
was the ‘manual’ of AIR and
Doordarshan.
Passionate about quality and
human interest programmes in
AIR and Doordarshan, he did his best. He had
an incisive sense of dignity. A man of astounding
memory and discipline, he was later transferred
to Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati, as
its Director and during his service in this Kendra,
the office of the Director General, All India
Radio, New Delhi, appointed him to the
post of Deputy Director General (DDG) of
AIR and later he was also entrusted to look
after Doordarshan Kendras of NER as DDG.
Having strong mental power, he untiringly
served in both the organisations with dedication
even after untimely death of his son
Michael.
Hailing from Aizwal, Singson sir used
to stay in Guwahati after his retirement as DDG.
After a brief illness at the age of 74, he breathed
his last on February 8 last in a nursing home.
A man of friendly disposition to all who came
in his contact will always recall him for his
kindness and love. He has left the impression
never to be forgotten. As a formerly subordinate
officer, I pray to the Almighty to grant
eternal peace to the departed soul.
Dr Karuna Mohan Sarmah D
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