I came across this piece in the year-end issue of Outlook magazine (Special Issue: 'Thank god it's over', Jan 12, 2009). Sajan
Songs Sung True There were some small pockets of cheer and life-affirming stories too... DEBARSHI DASGUPTA Andhra Pradesh: Finally, one about Dalits and how they are vociferously using self-run newspapers and radio channels to better their lives. In October this year, Sangham Radio, a community radio station managed by Dalit women from Andhra Pradesh, went live. It became the country's first rural community FM radio station. Its focus: women's issues, ecological agriculture and preservation of cultural traditions. Earlier, a group of Dalit women from Bundelkhand, UP, began a newspaper called Khabar Lahirya that raises development concerns ignored by the mainstream media. http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20090112&fname=Vxgood&sid=1
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