Bhavsinh Moraji "Bob" Tanna (VU2LK) (1915 – February 18, 2011) was an amateur radio operator who was instrumental in setting up the Congress Radio

Congress Radio

Congress Radio was a clandestine and underground radio station, which operated for about three months during the Quit India Movement of 1942, a movement launched by Gandhi against the British Raj for independence of India. Congress Radio was the broadcasting mouthpiece of the Indian National...

along with Nariman Printer

Nariman Printer

Nariman Abarbad Printer was an Indian amateur radio operator known for setting up the Congress Radio.With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the British cancelled the issue of new licences...

 on the request of Usha Mehta

Usha Mehta

Usha Mehta was a renowned Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942...

, an Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 party leader. The Congress Radio helped broadcast messages to grass-root party workers across the country and began broadcasting from September 2, 1942 on 7.12 MHz. The station could be received as far as Japanese-occupied Burma

Japanese occupation of Burma

The Japanese occupation of Burma refers to the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was a part of the Empire of Japan. The Japanese had assisted formation of the Burma Independence Army, and trained the Thirty Comrades, who were the founders of the modern Armed Forces...

. By November 1942, Tanna was betrayed by an unknown radio officer, and was forced to shut down the station.

Tanna continued to work in radio well into his 90s.