I endorse Dr Kandarpa's remarks. Thanks archana On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Kandarpa Das <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear All, > > > > I am writing this mail to you all after reading a strange mail forwarded > to me by one of the CRA members. Since the mail contains some sarcastic and > objectionable remarks on the Community Radio Association, as President of > the Community Radio Association, I felt it necessary to clarify some issues > raised in the mail. > > > Before, I go into the issues, let me clarify that we are neither > interested in entering into any rhetoric with anybody nor have any > intention to comment on any other forum. > > > > 1) My humble request to the author of the mail, *Please do not try > to paint Community Radio Association as the Association of the “Campus > Radios”*. CRA was formed at the initiative by 52 functional Community > Radio Stations, majority of which were Community Radio Stations run by > NGOs. We should not forget that out of 130 functional Community Radio > stations in the country, only 38 are run by NGOs and 92 are in the > educational institutions. From the very beginning CRA tried to unite all > the functional radio stations together and never encouraged any division of > the CR movement in the line of ‘campus radio’ or “NGO radio”. *We all are > same boat brother* > > 2) The CRA mails with “very loud, shrill and aggressive voices” > “demanding to contribute membership fees” were meant for the CRA members > and not for any sophisticated and polite gentlemen. If these “alien” and > non sophisticated mails have disturbed any respectful gentlemen, we can > only say sorry. *You are free to mark them as SPAM. * > > 3) We believe that one should at least learn how to respect other’s > views and not attribute any objectionable motives to any individual or > organization. > > 4) I leave the statement “*campus radios who have always masqueraded > themselves as community radios to gain greater legitimacy. And the > government, as it does in any sphere, is happy to sail with them because > they both speak the same language, further the same agendas”* for your > judgment. I find it derogatory and objectionable and request the author of > the mail to withdraw it. > > 5) I have nothing to comment on CRF and its style of functioning. > Since, I was never approached by anybody to be part of CRF nor received any > mails; I express my ignorance about the “good practices” of the CRF. > > 6) We have high esteem for the CRF leadership and its members (some > of whom are also CRA members), whom I personally consider pioneer in many > aspects of the CR movement. We have learnt many things from them in the > past and would like to learn in future. > > 7) However, some of us also could learn some ABCs of the Community > Radio from our own practical experience while *"inviting communities to > participate and designing programmes for the communities”* and thought of > sharing these through a platform called CRA. While doing so if we have > offended some of the *“original partners of CR movement, who are part of > the communities, work within the communities and have set up CR stations > with complete ownership to the communities”, *we can again say sorry. > > 8) Lastly, I could only say that *CR space* is not monopoly of > anybody which can either be protected or hijacked by anybody. > > 9) I once again request the author of the mail to kindly desist > from any attempt to divide the Community Radio Movement and not to pass any > judgment on CRA without knowing anything about it.* * > > > with kind regards > > > Kandarpa Das > > President, CRA > > Radio Luit 90.8 FM > > Guwahati, Assam > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All I can say to this is don't presume things about anyone without >> knowing who they are and why they are there. >> Don't run down others and put yourself on a platform that is questionable. >> This is the least I can say as I don't know you satheesh. >> >> Best >> Archana >> Radio Mewat >> Treasurer CRA >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: periyapatna satheesh <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:25:29 >> To: <[email protected]>; Hemant<[email protected]>; < >> [email protected]> >> Cc: sajan venniyoor<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [cr-india] ujjaas radio begins test transmission >> >> Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to >> www.crforum.in > > > > > -- > Kandarpa Das > Director > Institute of Distance and Open Learning > Gauhati University > www.idolgu.org > E-portal: www.bodhidroom.idolgu.org > -- Founder, SMART NGO Director, Radio Mewat Director, Hardnews Magazine 145, Gautam Nagar New Delhi- 110049 Ph: 011 26517545, 41642241 Telefax: 011 26528263 Mob: +91 9811166297 website: www.smartngo.org www.hardnewsmedia.com
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