NEW DELHI: Senior Indian Police Service officer and former Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development Kiran Bedi will soon be hosting a one hour weekly interactive talk show on Radiowalla Network?s www.radiowalla.in.

The show is scheduled to air every week on Saturdays at 9 pm. This time slot has been picked to give the global Indian a voice in the national discourse. The first show is slated to start on 30 June at 9 pm.

The self-titled talk show, ?The Kiran Bedi Show?, will deal with several sensitive topics in the realm of corruption, government policy, social justice, drug abuse, and lighter subjects ? the world from Kiran Bedi?s perspective. She will invite prominent and change making guests on her show from around the world. The show will accept live call-ins where listeners will have a chance to debate and discuss issues taken, thus giving people a chance to openly express their opinions and play a pivotal role in influencing the Indian national agenda.

?India is the world?s largest democracy. I am extremely excited to be able to work with Radiowalla, and reach out to the bright youth of today worldwide, hear what they have to say and hopefully induce change from a grassroots level. The internet is the only medium today to be able to reach out uncensored, even to rural India? says Kiran Bedi.

?We are thrilled to have Kiran Bedi on board, as it is a perfect match towards what we want Radiowalla to stand for, that is, a platform that promotes a diverse exchange of ideas from all walks of life, and gives people around the world an opportunity to participate in the national discourse.All this mixed in with the best there is in what music and entertainment has to offer? says Radiowalla Network CEO Anil Srivatsa.

Earlier in 2008, Kiran Bedi had her first stint as a radio talk show host as ?Top Cat? on the FM channel Meow 104.8 FM, an only for women radio station.

?We have a lineup of celebrity talk show hosts who will stimulate thoughts, voices and entertain. We will be making those announcements soon as well,? added Anil Srivatsa.

?The Kiran Bedi Show? (and the rest of the radiowalla Radio channels) will be available via any broadband connected device including GPRS, 2G and 3G connected Mobile phones through the android platform and i-phone platforms initially.

Radiowalla is a direct-to-consumer radio service distributed online that offers a variety of special interest (genre based music stations and non-music original and syndicated content), Internet radio channels catering to audiences worldwide.Radiowalla aims to promote fresh talent, discover new political trendsetters and provide a voice to global Indians, using the Internet to make the exchange of ideas a normal part of life.

?India is a country where approximately 65% of the population is below 35years. This demographic, is the future, and what better way to reach them, than via the Internet, not to mention the fact that this is the only viable medium through which global Indians can participate as well. We are honored to have Kiran Bedi on board to kick start this initiative," says Radiowalla co-founder Harry Bhatia.

Radiowalla Network is a young startup which has two services ? SpotRadio& Radiowalla. SpotRadio, an in-store radio solutions product which was launched last year in August 2011, has partnered with over 40+ national retail chains with over 3000 sites in the country and is expected to be present in 10,000 sites before this year ends. Radiowalla.in is Radiowalla Network?s direct to consumer audio platform which will initially offer 30+ streaming audio channels for netizens worldwide.