Hi Smriti, Thanks for the prompt response and in first place appreciating the radio programme.
My answers to your questions are as below: You wrote : But kindly tell me that why this programme is revolving around one particular institution? and why those people who are pursuing their higher-education in best institutions of Asia are not given attention? Pranay: I dont know to which institution you are pointing to. We have called in people for the interview and the advice section as per their achievements, struggle, availability for recording, available time and resources to reach out to them if they are outside delhi. There are still many more people in our databank remaining whom we haven't able to feature on the show because we are completing just 52 episodes and there are lot many more to come. Apart from people of delhi, we have featured people from Mumbai, Ahmedabad & baroda, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, men and women both, in varied professions / vocations. Also we would appreciate any specific suggestions in this regard. You wrote: As it cannot be deny that employment issue is very important but it does not mean that locus of the programme should be employment only. I emphatically would like to suggeest that problems of the marriage, gender harassment that particularly visually challenged women has to face must be given attention in this programme. Pranay: In the advice section we take different issues pertinent to visually impaired people. Apart from talking on different employment options for blind people, in these 52 episodes we have discussed topics like personality development & grooming, keeping oneself fit, sports, exercises, low vision rehabilitation, few advice sections on different eye problems, eye donation, banking for blind people, braille, access technology, education, keeping oneself informed, parenting, sharing by sighted spouse of blind person etc Again we would be happy to receive and do advice section on many other different issues of visually impaired people which specific to us or general in nature. One thing which we would like to cover better in the upcoming programmes is taking issues pertinent more to the people of rural India, people who were not fortunate in getting good education. We found a good listener base in smaller towns and villages and they have been continously contacting us. thanks and regards, Pranay Gadodia, Content Research Officer, Score Foundation. 125B, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi - 110 049 INDIA. Phone: +91 - 11 - 2649 4582/81 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.eyeway.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "smriti singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Eyeway: Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan - feedback solicited --- Pranay Gadodia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear friends, > Many of you know and some of you also listen to our > radio show Eyeway: Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan. This > show is packed with lots of information and > inspiration for people with visual impairment, for > all those who deal with the domain of eye and > blindness and for society in general. > > We started airing it on 17th november 2005 in six > cities namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, > Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. All these stations air on > different days of the weeks and at different time. > > We would complete aring 52 episodes by December this > year. Ahead we plan to go on A I R Vividbharti or FM > channels to cover a wider population. We are in the > process of this second phase. > > Already we have been getting queries, contribution > requests, feedback and suggestions from listeners. > We would appreciate if more listeners could give > their feedback about the radio programme and also > suggestions for the upcoming programmes. Let us know > what you like or you did not like in the present > series, which section you would like to be shorter > or lengthier or deleted, any new section you would > like to be introduced, any topics on which you would > like to hear. > > Apart from the respective cities, it also reaches to > many adjoining towns and villages. Keeping in mind > all areas, age groups, different levels of > education, entertainment etc. we have been deciding > the content of the radio show. A half an hour show > has an interview, an advice section, a profile of a > blind achiever read by a celebrity, a positive news > piece and artists and creative contributions. > > For those who do not know the airing schedule, here > it is with the upcoming episode numbers on the > different stations. > . Delhi: Thursday, 9.30 p.m. on 450.5 Mtrs and 666 > KHz. on 16th november listen episode 49. > . Mumbai: Monday, 8 p.m. on 287.3 Mtrs and 1,044 > KHz. on 13th november listen spisode 47. > . Kolkata: Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. on 297.6 Mtrs and > 1,008 KHz. on 14th november listen episode 47. > . Hyderabad: Tuesday, 8 p.m. on 217.8 Mtrs and 1,377 > KHz. on 14th november listen episode 47. > . Lucknow: Sunday, 7.30 p.m. on 401.6 Mtrs and 747 > KHz. on 19th november listen episode 46. > . Ahmedabad: Sunday, 8.30 a.m. on 354.6 Mtrs and 846 > KHz. completed airing of all 52 episodes. > > If you have DTH connection of Doordarshan, then you > can listen to all the above A I R channels > irrespective of your geographical location. > If you have any feedback / suggestion, do let us > know by a phone call or email or letter. You can > call us at 9968 329 329 . Our email is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or you may write to me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please forward this email to your other friends and > contacts and help us in making a informative, > inspiring and empowering programme. > For more information about the radio show, visit the > radio page on our website at > http://www.eyeway.org/include/radio/radio.html > > thanks and regards, > > Pranay Gadodia, > Content Research Officer, > Project Eyeway > Score Foundation. > 125B, Shahpur Jat, > New Delhi - 110 049 > INDIA. > > Mobile: +91 98917 91089 > Phone: +91 - 11 - 2649 4582/81 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.eyeway.org > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make > any other changes, please visit the list home page > at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > No doubt, your radio-programme is really admirable. Of course this is informative and inspiring. But kindly tell me that why this programme is revolving around one particular institution? and why those people who are pursuing their higher-education in best institutions of Asia are not given attention? As it cannot be deny that employment issue is very important but it does not mean that locus of the programme should be employment only. I emphatically would like to suggeest that problems of the marriage, gender harassment that particularly visually challenged women has to face must be given attention in this programme. Although, feed back was asked personally but I am sending it publically so that it could be discussed publically. Smriti Singh Programme: M. Phil (English Literature) Room # 03 Sabarmati Hostel Jawaharlal Nehru University ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! 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