(Free Press Release) It is the time of the year again when celebration is in the air and the entire community is united through the festival of Navratri. With so much happening in the state, IBN-Lokmat, the premier Marathi news channel, is all set to add that extra zing and vigor to the ongoing festival through its inimitable programming lineup. IBN-Lokmat presents Navalotsav: celebrating women power where all the different shows on the channel will be on the theme of women empowerment. This season from 28th Sept to 6th October 2011 the best of Navratri comes to your living rooms with IBN-LOKMAT.

Flagging off the line up of shows is Navalotsav which is a thirty minutes live show airing everyday on the celebrations and revelry related to this festival across the state. All these nine days, IBN-Lokmat brings you unlimited entertainment through Bhondla with Celebrities which is a half hour show on women singing traditional folk songs during Navratri. Amhi Durga promises to be a one of a kind show which would have a male anchor interviewing some prominent women achievers like Lina Tipnis, Fashion Designer, Vidya Chavan, Politician and Dr Kalpana Joshi, Researcher Breast Cancer. IBN-Lokmat gives a chance to its viewers in Maharashtra to witness the grandeur and opulence of the extremely popular Ramleela in Delhi right on their television screens. Reportaaz and Garja Maharashtra would also discuss issues and organizations based on the theme of women empowerment. While Reportaaz highlights the story of girls who have been named as NAKOSHI (unwanted) by their parents in Satara, Maharashtra, Garja Maharashtra brings to light the Stree Mukti Sanghatana which works for the upliftment of women. Adi Maya would be a 30 minute show on the 9 Devis in Maharashtra in which Ms. Aruna Dhere, a research and scholar, will take the viewers on an intoxicating journey to these places through these 9 days. A Talk Show on women empowerment from eminent personalities is also on the cards by IBN-Lokmat. The channel would run stories based on Individuals and organizations working for Save the Baby Girl.

New thoughts, new ideas, new faces and a fresh new way of celebrating Navratri awaits you this festive season only on IBN-Lokmat.