MUMBAI: The private FM player Radio City 91 FM Mumbai unveils a fresh season of ghazals with the launch of a show solely devoted to ghazals. Starting 6 October, with the Shaam-E-Ghazal, Roop Kumar Rathod makes his radio debut as the host.

The show holds an interesting blend of unplugged ghazals, mushairas and live on-air performance by the Roop Kumar Rathod. 

The one hour show will aired every Friday at 9 PM, with a repeat telecast on Sunday at 9 PM Apart from broadcasting popular ghazals, the show would also look at reviving ghazal listening and giving a new dimension to it, informs an official release. 

Roop Kumar Rathode will cite examples of shayaris and ghazals and explain the nuances, meanings of relevant words and difficult phrases through the show.

'Shaam-E-Ghazal' also presents a unique opportunity for the listeners to participate in a contest whereby getting a chance to send an interesting ghazal / shayari and win a music CD specially signed by Rathode.

According to Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit, "Radio City has always believed in bringing to our listeners the best, through the best. We constantly push the envelope in terms of giving differentiated programming to our listeners through our music experts. With Life Ki Dhun With Sonu Niigaam, we pioneered the trend of celebrity RJs, which received tremendous response. With Shaam-E-Ghazal and more such programs in the next few months we will continue to treat our listeners to great music."