[cr-india] cr-india Digest, Vol 39, Issue 41

Venu Arora varora at ideosyncmedia.org
Tue Feb 27 12:16:10 CET 2007 

I think it would be important for the CR forum to step in here. I think 
it is important that there be national representation at such a meeting. 
Stalin?
I am in Delhi so its easy for me to attend (if /they/ select us) 
However,  representation from Mandakini and Havel may be difficult and I 
just got off the phone from Manvendra and Rajendra....Trying to get the 
form filled over the phone!!
So yes, I agree with the concerns here.
Venu

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> From: Vickram Crishna <v1clist at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [cr-india] March meeting
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> --- ganesh puranik <puranik_ganesh at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
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>   
>>   The Consultation is important because it is
>> jointly organized by UN and Govt of India, who are
>> policy makers of CR scenario in the country.  
>>    
>>     
>
> Undoubtedly. We have entrusted the government, and in
> a sense tasked them, with the development of policy in
> the country. When I say 'we', I mean of course,
> Indians in general.
>
> As far as enabling ordinary Indians to communicate, so
> far the government has failed miserably. While this
> vital step seems obvious today, perhaps it wasn't
> quite that clear in days gone by when almost
> everything was a luxury. 
>
> So now we see a situation where, after years of
> intense lobbying, leading by example, punitive
> seizures and shut-downs of community-led efforts and
> more, the government has finally woken up to the need
> for a genuine community communication policy that
> includes radio. Even while doing so, it has constantly
> boycotted meetings called by civil society advocates
> whose agenda goes beyond technology promotion, a role
> that has so far been abrogated by the same government.
>
> Having done so for years, it now enthusiastically
> endorses a move by the United Nations, whose partner
> bodies have done a lot of work, it must be said, and
> provided funding too in many places and for many of
> the currently shut down community projects, for a
> national consultation.
>
> Right off the bat, it builds in financial and temporal
> exclusivity as you described, a meeting called at
> short notice in Delhi, to where few of us can travel
> at our own expense.  
>
> So who has called this meeting, who will attend, and
> with all these constraints how does it pretend to call
> itself a national consultation?
>
> That is the question I asked before, (who are They?),
> for which I don't need to know the names of the hosts.
>
>
>   
>>   
>> Vickram Crishna <v1clist at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>   --- ganesh puranik 
>> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Though, I am also of the view that consultation
>>> needs majority of representatives from small
>>> organizations who will be the actual implementers
>>>       
>> of
>>     
>>> the CR stations in the country. The first and main
>>> consultation should have a regional / state
>>> represetation, besides the state consultations
>>>       
>> which
>>     
>>> will be followed later. 
>>>       
>> ...
>>     
>>> So jean, I agree with you, it is a matter of
>>> research ‘Whom They Want to Invite?’ 
>>>       
>>> jean parker wrote:
>>>
>>> I guess if they are not providing financial help
>>>       
>> for
>>     
>>> the meeting they will 
>>> only get people from Delhi and those who already
>>> have large NGO support. Of 
>>> course, maybe that's what they want in the first
>>> place?
>>>       
>> Actually, who are They, and why are we getting
>> exercised about this not-so-great opportunity? 
>>
>> If some people have chosen to represent themselves
>> as
>> representing us, and design a meeting that excludes
>> out-of-towners and unsupported (read: unfunded)
>> interested persons, the limitations are obvious, and
>> moreover our own options to continue our work are
>> not
>> restricted.
>>
>> At least, not further than the existing policy,
>> which
>> is restrictive enough. How can it be otherwise, when
>> even the minister announces it with such limited
>> vision?
>>
>> As an organisation, Radiophony actually has one of
>> us
>> living in Delhi, but I do not know at this point in
>> time whether we are 'included' in the select group
>> that will attend this meeting. If we are, we at
>> least
>> have scope to let this list know what transpired.
>>
>> Vickram
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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