Monthly Archives: November 2008

Radio for emergencies

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

The Mumbai tragedy has once again highlighted how the radio can be the most effective medium of communication in the time of crisis, be it floods, earthquakes, war, or terror strikes. With electricity supplies cut off, televisions switched off, one … Continue reading →

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The next step

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

We’ve taken the next step. Ideosync is going to be TRF’s technical partner in setting up the community radio station, and handhold us at least for the first six months to get us ready for broadcast. Beyond that, we have … Continue reading →

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Will it be Lalu on radio next?

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

At the risk of being taken seriously, I look forward to the day I can hear Lalu Prasad Yadav, our right honourable Railways Minister, coming on in between some truly ribald Bollywood numbers playing on an FM channel and saying, … Continue reading →

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Radio for the visually disabled

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

An excellent idea has just come downstream from Sajan Venniyoor. He suggests that we utilise the radio for making print available to the visually disabled. This would include everything from school textbooks to novels, short stories, plays and poems, to … Continue reading →

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Reading through radio

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

I’m thinking of that child left behind. The one who cannot follow a lesson because she cannot read what the teacher has written on the blackboard, even though she has faithfully and correctly copied it all down in her notebook. … Continue reading →

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Gems in the sand

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Arti Jaiman

Another round of surveys, in yet another school. I really look forward to them. I’m never sure what I’ll find. Never sure how the children will do the surveys. I’m never even sure how they’ll react to my introductory spiel. … Continue reading →

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