Monthly Archives: October 2008

Radio for those left behind

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

We’ve just finished the first half of our needs assessment survey in a government school in Gurgaon. As batches of children, both boys and girls, sat in the Edusat room in this village school, I could soon identify the children … Continue reading →

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Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

An excellent opportunity for those looking seriously at how media is shaping our society, and how society is shaping media, is the Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowship that will support such an endeavour by paying scholars Rs 50,000 per month for … Continue reading →

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Community radio: programming is the key

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

There’s no doubt about it – we face challenging days ahead. The terror of air time is about to hit us. Even though we’re intending to start slow, with four hours of programming each day (two hours of programming broadcast … Continue reading →

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One step closer to the Wireless Operating License

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

So there I was at Sanchar Bhavan today morning. I left about 45 minutes later clutching my precious SACFA clearance letter, and a frequency allotment letter. Next step, we complete our survey (which is waiting for schools to open after … Continue reading →

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Terrorism has no religious affinity

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

Finally, someone has spoken out against the strident, unrelenting branding of all terrorism being Islamic, and all Muslims being terrorists. According to a news report in The Times of India, Sharad Pawar asks a very pertinent question: “Why are only … Continue reading →

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