Kalangarai Vilakkam | Introduction to Kalangarai Vilakkam and Interview from Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar regarding career options for fishermen

Happy 74th Independance day to all our listeners!      Kalangarai Vilakkam (trans. Light house) is a special initiative by Nesakkarangal Charitable Trust's Kadal Osai FM 90.4. It has been started to commemorate the radio station's succesful entry into its fifth year on August 15, 2020. With this program, Kadal Osai hopes to provide a proper career guidance to enthusiastic youngsters from the fishing community.       After introducing the program to the listeners, we get to listen to the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar talk about the opportunities available for the youngsters in the fishing field with proper education. He is first posed with a question asking him about whether the people from fishing communities are aware of the courses in Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU). To this, he replies that based on the number of applications received for the courses each year, it can definitely be said that people are aware of the University and its courses. He goes on to explain the reservation criteria in the university. Then he tells us about the special features and benefits of the university and fishing related courses. Finally, he talks about the role of Community Radios in providing proper career guidance to the communities they serve during the admissions period and praises Kadal Osai FM for the work done by it.      To conclude his interview, he has a message for the youngsters of the nation. He recounts his experience in Japan, where he noticed even people aged over 80 years working hard and being financially independant. He hopes that the youth of the nation make use of every opportunities available to them and work hard to build a better nation.