Namaskar, Bundelkhand Tarannum Manjul Posted: Sunday , Mar 21, 2010 at 0019 hrs Tikamgarh (Bundelkhand):
It's 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and RJs Dalchand Kushwaha and Ajayendra Singh Rajput put on their headphones, fiddle with the height of the microphone, check the computer screen for the play list of the day, and get started right away. "Radio Bundelkhand sunne wale sabhi shrota ko Dalchand aur Ajayendra ki namaskar pahunch jaave," says Ajayendra. Then, he picks up the letters and starts reading them, while Dalchand plays the listener's choice. This is the popular Mere Bundele Mere Geet, an on-demand programme of Bundeli folk songs on Radio Bundelkhand, one of the biggest community radio initiatives in the country targeting Bundelkhand region. The radio station, situated at Tara Gram village in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, was launched in October 2008. Now, 17 months later, it is not only a source of entertainment for people in villages like Tara Gram, Azadpura, Sitapur, Bagan, Gundrai, Chandravan and Lachmanpura, but also a tool of empowerment, a platform to share their stories, experiences, problems and even recipes. Radio Bundelkhand today has a fan following of around 2.5 lakh people spread across Tikamgarh district (Madhya Pradesh) and Jhansi district (Uttar Pradesh). http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Namaskar--Bundelkhand/593458 Nookaraju B
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