Not a problem, Mr. Pritam. Did I sound a bit annoyed in the mail... not at all.
Your interest in CR/love for radio is really appreciated. Just saying that I am
in company of people who are all very passionate and dedicated that CR goes
into the right hands. So, just assuring you not to doubt their 'views' and
ideas.
Regards,
Kanchan
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:07:00 +0530 wrote
>
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From: Pritam Sinha
Date: 14 April 2010 12:32
Subject: Re: [cr-india] cr-india Digest, Vol 63, Issue 6
To: "Kanchan K. Malik"
Dear Dr. Malik,
I am extremely sorry. Seems to sent a wrong chord.
No doubting yours or anybody's contribution, yes, a bit romantic in my love for
radio probably.
Mam, any common people's media is bound to see some struggle before it becomes
a force to reckon with. Am recalling how 'The World This Week' has become NDTV
now.
I am wishing that Community Radio in India becomes as great a force as probably
in Nepal and people do have an outlet as well as an entertaining medium in
their midst. For me, CR is just the first step towards a ladder that is media
now.
Sorry again mam.
with regards,
Pritam Sinha
New Delhi, India
On 14 April 2010 12:22, Kanchan K. Malik wrote:
Dear Mr. Pritam,
Of course, any small step to strengthen the community radio sector in India is
more than welcome. No one here doubts the intent or purpose of the government
to promote the “democratic” medium (?).
The only concern of the CR enthusiasts, however, is that, the (limited)
resources that the government has set aside for CR must be utilized in a manner
that positively impacts the proposed CR expansion in the country – hence the
responses and the suggestions.
If the funds do not reach those they are meant for – i.e. the marginalized
communities, or serve the rationale that the government has in mind, or get
siphoned off by well-meaning but poorly informed/inexperienced ‘training
shops’, we may not be able to realize our ‘dream’ of a vibrant CR sector, after
all.
Lofty, romantic ideals also require ground-level and realistic implementation
to materialize.
The “gentlemen” [sic] you are referring to have the knowledge, and experience
of working along with the communities/common people and have actually spent a
good part of their life struggling to see that the CR policy becomes a reality.
Regards,
Kanchan
On 14 April 2010 10:11, Pritam Sinha wrote:
"Re: India to expand community radio programme (sajan venniyoor)"
Dear Members,
I also saw that news in iGovernment yesterday evening also and shared it on my
Facebook page.
Anyway, reading some of the replies of the esteemed gentlemen and champions of
Community Radio, I am a bit disappointed by the sheer, what I would term as
'divergent' views on such a democratic medium as Community Radio by criticising
whatever the Government of India does in this regard. I guess, CR India or any
CR forum should reflect common people's point of view and in my humble opinion,
welcome some government initiatives as and when taken, as is the case now.
In the raidly expanding social media space, let radio, be it community or
otherwise, retain its old world charm by taking it forward through a unified
voice. Indian CR scene would be better for it, to me.
I am welcoming the news from the government.
with thanks & regards,
Pritam Sinha
New Delhi, India
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:50:51 +0530
From: Geeta Malhotra
Subject: Re: [cr-india] [Discuss-CRF] CR News - Launch, and Call for
Contributions
To: "Kanchan K. Malik"
Cc: [email protected], CR India
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Dear Kanchan
Congratulations! The decision is remarkable!! I know, the editorial team
will take care of imparting knowledge to the deprived communities to fill
in the knowledge gap on technology, costs, how to apply for CR and all, to
maximise the number of CRs in India!!
Thanks Kanchan for sharing such a good news and look forward to getting the
first issue soon.
Geeta
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Kanchan K. Malik
wrote:
> *ANNOUNCING **the launch of *
>
> *CR News – Tracking Community Radio in India*
>
>
>
> We are delighted to announce the launch of a quarterly e-newsletter on
> Community Radio developments in India: *CR News – Tracking Community Radio
> in India. *
>
>
>
> The newsletter will be the first of its kind in the country and will
> provide a platform for community radio practitioners, advocates, academics,
> and policymakers to share community radio news, events, challenges and
> opportunities.**
>
>
>
> Supported by UNESCO, and produced by the Department of Communication,
> Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad,
> the e-newsletter’s editorial team consists of Ashish Sen (Trustee of VOICES,
> Bangalore and President, AMARC Asia-Pacific) as the Editor; Kanchan Malik
> (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) as the Associate Editor; and Vasuki
> Belavadi (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) for Design and Production.
>
>
>
> CR News has an Advisory Board that includes: Prof. Vinod Pavarala
> (University of Hyderabad and President, Community Radio Forum of India);
> Frederick Noronha (Independent Journalist, Goa); Anita Gurumurthy
> (ITforChange, Bangalore); Rajen Varada (UNESCO, Delhi); Anujaa Shukla (Radio
> Bundelkhand, TARAgram Orchha, MP) and Nikhil Dey (Mazdoor Kisan Shakti
> Sangathan, Rajasthan).
>
>
>
> The e-newsletter will comprise *four* segments, namely:
>
> - News and Events
> - Voices from the field
> - Opinion and Feedback
> - Announcements
>
>
>
> The inaugural issue of *CR News – Tracking Community Radio in India* is
> scheduled to be launched mid-June, 2010.
> **
> **
> *CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS*
>
>
>
> The editorial team seeks contributions by way of news reports, features,
> announcements and opinions on recent community radio activities in your
> organization/region/nation. Voices/Stories from the field, including
> interviews with community members (listeners and producers) are especially
> welcome.
>
>
>
> Kindly note:
>
> 1. Contributions should be in English, restricted to 200 words for
> news/event and 250 words for opinion pieces and features, and typed double
> spaced.
> 2. Contributions may preferably be accompanied by
> photographs/illustrations.
> 3. Contact address and details of authors/organization should accompany
> the contributions.
> 4. The last date for submissions is May 10th, 2010.
> 5. Electronic submission of contributions is recommended. Please email
> your articles/reports/features to: [email protected]
> 6. If you are unable to email, you can also send your typed
> articles/reports/features to:
>
> Dr. Kanchan Malik
>
> Department of Communication; Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication;
>
> University of Hyderabad; Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046
>
> Phone: +91-40-23135506(O); +91-990-858-2613(M)
>
> 1. The final selection of contributions will be determined by the
> editorial team.
>
>
>
> We look forward to hearing from you about your community radio station or
> all the community radio related developments that you are following. Please
> remember, the deadline for the content to reach us is: *May10, 2010.*Thank
> you in anticipation.
>
> * *
>
> Best Regards
>
>
>
> Ashish Sen Kanchan
> Malik
>
> (Editor) (Associate
> Editor)
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:38:24 +0530
From: sajan venniyoor
Subject: [cr-india] India to expand community radio programme
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*India to expand community radio programme*
The move will connect rural hinterland with the national mainstream
04/13/2010,
http://igovernment.in/site/india-expand-community-radio-programme-37343
New Delhi: The Government of India has decided to expand its Community Radio
station (CRS) programme to all states.
It is aimed at connecting the rural hinterland with the national mainstream,
an official in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.
During the current fiscal, the community radio network will focus on
covering states like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have remained untapped
so far.
An amount of Rs 3.25 crore has been sanctioned for the entire Plan
(2007-2012) period for information education and communication for CRS.
“In 2007, the network had focussed on a few regions. In 2009-10 we started
covering some states, and by the end of this fiscal, we aim to cover all
states including ones like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have not been
touched so far," the official said.
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:07:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Arti Jaiman
Subject: Re: [cr-india] India to expand community radio programme
To: CR India , sajan venniyoor
Cc: [email protected]
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What is this budget for? And how can the release say that Andhra has not been
"touched" -- whatever happened to Sangham Radio or the one in Tirupati? Or are
they only counting government-sponsored CR stations?
Arti
Arti Jaiman Project Manager: TRF Radio | [email protected] | www.trfindia.org |
www.jaiman.org | www.pitara.com
--- On Tue, 13/4/10, sajan venniyoor wrote:
From: sajan venniyoor
Subject: [cr-india] India to expand community radio programme
To: "CR India"
Cc: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, 13 April, 2010, 6:38 PM
India to expand community radio programmeThe move will connect rural hinterland
with the national
mainstream04/13/2010, http://igovernment.in/site/india-expand-community-radio-programme-37343
New Delhi: The Government of India has decided to expand its Community Radio
station (CRS) programme to all states.
It is aimed at connecting the rural hinterland with the national mainstream, an
official in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.
During the current fiscal, the community radio network will focus on covering
states like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have remained untapped so far.
An amount of Rs 3.25 crore has been sanctioned for the entire Plan (2007-2012)
period for information education and communication for CRS.
“In 2007, the network had focussed on a few regions. In 2009-10 we started
covering some states, and by the end of this fiscal, we aim to cover all states
including ones like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have not been touched so
far," the official said.
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Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:33:56 +0530
From: Vinod Pavarala
Subject: Re: [cr-india] India to expand community radio programme
To: Arti Jaiman
Cc: [email protected], CR India
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I think this is the problem with the shortsighted, firefighting type of
approach that the government has been following on CR. If they think a CR
revolution can come about in the country through a top-down, 'carpet
coverage' approach, they have got it totally wrong. I would rather they set
aside some of these funds for a CR Development Support Fund, as some of us
have been suggesting for a long time. Let communities who are motivated
enough to start a community radio station access this fund for seeding the
project.
Given the plethora of 'pro-poor' initiatives that this government has
launched in the last five years, one need not doubt their good intentions.
However, unless they have some thoughtful people at the helm of affairs at
MIB who are willing to consult with civil society, and not with Delhi-based
consultants alone, one is compelled to say, "the path to hell is paved with
good intentions".
vinod
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Arti Jaiman wrote:
> What is this budget for? And how can the release say that Andhra has not
> been "touched" -- whatever happened to Sangham Radio or the one in Tirupati?
> Or are they only counting government-sponsored CR stations?
>
> Arti
>
> Arti Jaiman Project Manager: TRF Radio | [email protected] |
> www.trfindia.org | www.jaiman.org | www.pitara.com
>
> --- On *Tue, 13/4/10, sajan venniyoor * wrote:
>
>
> From: sajan venniyoor
> Subject: [cr-india] India to expand community radio programme
> To: "CR India"
> Cc: [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, 13 April, 2010, 6:38 PM
>
>
> *India to expand community radio programme*
> The move will connect rural hinterland with the national mainstream
> 04/13/2010,
> http://igovernment.in/site/india-expand-community-radio-programme-37343
>
> New Delhi: The Government of India has decided to expand its Community
> Radio station (CRS) programme to all states.
>
> It is aimed at connecting the rural hinterland with the national
> mainstream, an official in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.
>
> During the current fiscal, the community radio network will focus on
> covering states like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have remained untapped
> so far.
>
> An amount of Rs 3.25 crore has been sanctioned for the entire Plan
> (2007-2012) period for information education and communication for CRS.
>
> “In 2007, the network had focussed on a few regions. In 2009-10 we started
> covering some states, and by the end of this fiscal, we aim to cover all
> states including ones like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have not been
> touched so far," the official said.
>
>
> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>
> Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to
> www.crforum.in
>
>
> Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to
> www.crforum.in
>
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Head, Department of Communication & Dean
Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication
University of Hyderabad
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046
Phone: +91-40-23135500/23011553 (off)
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