Jaiman’s RSS Feed- Human and environmental effects of ‘mass-produced agriculture’
- Recent ceramics
- Street art
- Gurgaon Ki Awaaz starts streaming
- Buffaloes on zebra crossings – The Gurgaon story
- Manali to Leh cycling – What does it take?
- Water. For saving lives and changing lives…
- An argument against nuclear power in India
- Every Day Should Be an Earth Day!
- Hunger strike against corruption is over. Time for some introspection?
Monthly Archives: September 2008
IGNOU to start course on community radio
Delhi-based Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that it is launching a six-month certificate course in community radio in association with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre. According to a report in The Times of India, the course will bring … Continue reading
Gurgaon CR gets its frequency allocation
Its unofficial. But we’ve got our frequency. Yesterday’s visit to Sanchar Bhavan yielded this wonderful nugget of information that TRF has been allocated 107.8 as their CR frequency. An official letter follows next month. Meanwhile, I am playing verse games … Continue reading
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Symbiosis Institute to set up CR station in Pune
Symbiosis Institute is on its way to starting a CR station on-campus sometime early next year. According to a report in RadioandMusic.com, the SIMC Students’ Council President Mitin Chakraborty has confirmed, “We have already applied for the necessary government licence … Continue reading
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Anna FM mired in controversy
India’s first CR station seems to have got caught in internal bickering. According to a story in The Indian Express, “The first community radio Anna FM was launched with lot of fanfare by the Media Science Department of the Anna … Continue reading
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Jamia CR station helps quell rumours
Two wonderful stories about how the Jamia community radio station in Delhi contributed to keeping peace in Jamia Nagar where the recent shootout took place. Run by MCRC Jamia Millia Islamia University, the CR station helped broadcast information about what … Continue reading
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Community radio: Indian Idol revisited
A story just came through that reminded me of something N Ramakrishnan of Ideosync had thrown in the air as an idea worth pursuing. Using community radio, at a very local level, for the community to showcase its talent and … Continue reading
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Community radio: round 1 of paperwork
Our file is apparently finally complete. That mystery form which has confounded brighter minds, is finally filled and filed. How did we do it? Er, with a little help from some people from WPC. I had tried and tried but … Continue reading
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Bihar Flood Relief
I find it hard to breathe when I think of the scale of the catastrophe in Bihar. More than 25 lakh people affected by the raging waters of the Kosi. As I browse through news reports out of Bihar, it … Continue reading
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Community radio: teaching English
We’ve been seriously considering Teaching of English as a significant element in the CR station’s content offering. Centre for Learning Resources’ Dr Kurrien has mentioned that he would be happy to share the content that they have developed for the … Continue reading
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Community radio: online application finally done
We’ve finally done it. Today I spent the entire morning weaving my way through the corridors of Sanchar Bhavan, and sitting with a very helpful person who screen by screen helped me fill out the Network License Application form. This … Continue reading
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