A camera. A studio. And suddenly, students at Rajiv Gandhi University have something far more powerful than a classroom — they have a platform.
On August 20, Governor KT Parnaik inaugurated the Broadcast & Digital Media Resource Centre at Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Rono Hills, and the moment couldn’t have been more fitting. The very first broadcast from the new facility was a live telecast of the inauguration itself. A centre built to tell stories — telling its own first.
A Long Time Coming for Mass Comm Students
For students of mass communication at RGU, this facility changes everything. Assistant Professor Moji Riba, who detailed the centre’s scope, described it as a modern audiovisual production and training hub designed to give students hands-on experience across the entire media production workflow. We’re talking broadcast journalism, news anchoring, camera operation, studio lighting, audio production, video switching, podcasting, colour grading, sound design, documentary production, even virtual production. That’s not a course syllabus — that’s a full-blown career toolkit. Until now, many of these students were learning theory without the tools to back it up. That gap is closing.
The Governor’s Bigger Vision
Governor Parnaik didn’t just cut a ribbon. He made a point. Speaking at the inaugural live telecast, he stressed that this centre is not merely brick and equipment — it is, in his words, “a centre for learning, creativity, communication, and public service.” He connected the launch back to RGU’s community radio station, Radio Rono 91.2 FM, inaugurated in August 2023, seeing both as pieces of the same growing puzzle. His ask to the university was direct: use this platform to fight drug abuse among youth, amplify women’s success stories under the Lakhpati Didi initiative, and drive PM Modi’s Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan forward through content that actually reaches people. That’s a high bar — and a worthy one.
Media as a Tool for Change
There’s something refreshing about a government official acknowledging that television, when used responsibly, can shift behaviour and build societies. Parnaik urged media practitioners to champion transparency, civic awareness, and social justice through well-researched content. Drug abuse, corruption, environmental protection, public health — these aren’t abstract issues in Arunachal. They’re daily realities. If RGU’s new studio can produce programmes that move people, not just inform them, the investment will be worth every rupee.
Planting Roots, Literally
The day ended on a quietly symbolic note. The Governor participated in a tree plantation drive under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ — a sapling for every mother, a green legacy for every generation. The RGU Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, and departmental heads were all present, lending the occasion an institutional weight that matters.
RGU has, over the years, quietly become more than a university. It’s becoming an institution that reflects what Arunachal Pradesh wants to be — educated, connected, and heard. This new media centre is proof that signal is getting stronger.
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