[cr-india] {CRF India} Re: Centre sends right signal to the Cuddalore’s flood-affected
sreedher ramamurthy
r.sreedher at gmail.com
Mon Dec 14 10:53:18 CST 2015
Dear Osama
I am going to get such replies from many of you know. When all of you are
all speaking about tolerance in this country, please tolerate me also.
I am against international funding, or help in this country during
disasters.
sreedher
Dr. R. Sreedher
Media expert and Community Radio Practitioner
Emeritus Professor Apeejay Stya University, Sohna India
B 1/ 43 Hauz Khas
New Delhi 110016
Phone: +91 *9810778459*
On 14 December 2015 at 11:50, osama manzar <osamam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dr Sreesher JI
>
> Namaskar
>
> As I was reading your entire mail and its intimate story telling and felt
> like what a script it would be if someone would make a movie out of it.
>
> Love
>
> Osama
>
>
> On Monday 14 December 2015, sreedher ramamurthy <r.sreedher at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Let me clarify my thoughts and also answer some of Vinod's observation
>>
>> 1. UNESCO was the pioneer in community radio in the world and had some
>> models which they wanted to try in India.
>> 2. In 2002 they tried to start the Pasteur Radio by giving a transmitter
>> and AIR engineers helped to set up the transmitter . The WPC cried foul
>> play and stopped the transmission. UNESCO did not follow the rules
>> regarding import of transmitter
>> 3. UNESCO helped to develop the CR by narrow casting and DDS, Voices,
>> Jharkhand, and Kutch were examples. Thousands of dollars poured into these
>> experiments .Today when the CR licenses have been issued all four got the
>> licenses , one did not launch and other three are not at all examples of
>> sustainable radio stations. With the national media support , they have got
>> enough publicity and credits . The electronic media friends helped them to
>> get world wide coverage. But in India they stand nowhere in taking the
>> moment forward.
>> 4. UNESCO was for policies and guidelines, ethics etc and when I tried to
>> roping UNICEF in 2006 it had complete resistance from UNESCO . Of course
>> UNESCO was being advised by 10 wise men from our country. The difference
>> between UNESCO and UNICEF is the latter uses Indian governments money and
>> only administer them by offering technical guidance and advice. But the
>> UNICEF model of a CR costs more than a crore of rupees for setting up a
>> station and nurturing it for five years through highly paid consultants
>> whose fee might be several times more than the cost of setting up of the
>> station.
>> 5. When CEMCA which is not a bilateral or a multilateral agency, but an
>> inter-governmental agency entered the sector , i came into direct line
>> fire from all the CR activists. They wrote letters to the ministry, wrote
>> unparliamentary language against me, to scuttle. CEMCA uses indian money,
>> indian governments money, did not charge any consultancy or fee for its own
>> staff, and reinvested the institutional charges back to the same sector.
>> But CEMCA never offered transmitters or hardware. CEMCA never imposed its
>> own model.
>>
>> I know when the National consultation was held in 2010 in IIMC, CEMCA
>> tried to join. I know the humiliation i and my then vice president and
>> todays president an Indian woman Prof Asha Kanwar had to face in that
>> consultation. While CEMCA was doing work at the ground level, they had
>> invited a person from Vancouver who was a friend to most of the
>> organizers, to address them at the consultation. Not even a word about
>> CEMCA even at the time of vote of thanks . Now I am happy Vinod is
>> including the name of CEMCA along with international agencies, may be
>> because he is in the advisory board of CEMCA. May be i am wrong and may be
>> pardoned for the comment
>>
>> 6. Once I left CEMCA , the same 10 wise men started advising the new
>> director, joined him in new projects which funded their outfits, and saw to
>> that CEMCA exited from the CR scene.
>> 7. One world Foundation is a multilateral agency - and we know what is
>> happening to CR sector workshops and sampans. Less said is better.
>> 8.When a disaster strikes, the first few days will see immense
>> humanitarian work and the relief materials will reach some of the affected.
>> As days go by, politicians, aid agencies will come with lots of money with
>> stickers of their leaders or organizations . If UNESCo gives aid, it has to
>> be acknowledged in each and every document. They get undue publicity . They
>> come with a specific model, specific ethics and guidelines to run the
>> station. Often these reflect a particular school of thought nearing the
>> borders of some political parties.
>> 9. My only contention is setting up of a CR station provided the license
>> is given, is not rocket science and is not that costly compared to
>> disaster relief efforts. Help them to get a license. Send a locally made
>> equipment with one of the nearby CR staff and launch the station. In this
>> case why BECIL , we could have gone to Hemant.
>> 10. Granting temporary WPC clearance is a well known procedure existing
>> from 1865 telegraph act. Only thing is that it must be applied by an Indian
>> organization .
>> 11.Let us use bilateral, multilateral agencies for policy updates by the
>> government, and not for grass root level activities.
>> 12. In this case while Delhi and Bengalru CR activists were involved, who
>> prevented them to contact James, Sherley or any other nearby CR station to
>> rush with volunteers to help them
>> 13. The people who helped Cuddalore did a marvelous job but while doing
>> so they did not think of anyone else except who are closer to them.
>> 14. It is unfortunate that I am away from the country, otherwise I would
>> have been the first person to rush, mobilise local volunteers and launch
>> the station with least delay
>> 15.. Let us use this occasion to train all our CR station staff on
>> disaster management and communication. May be that we devote a whole day in
>> the next sampan to discuss case studies, experiences and guidelines instead
>> wasting time and money. Of course, the way in which i am being treated, i
>> have no hope of being in it anymore. But hope our friends will take it
>> forward. Let us use foreign money and expertise in developing the capacity
>> of all i repeat all CR stations to face disasters
>>
>> sreedher
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. R. Sreedher
>> Media expert and Community Radio Practitioner
>> Emeritus Professor Apeejay Stya University, Sohna India
>> B 1/ 43 Hauz Khas
>> New Delhi 110016
>> Phone: +91 *9810778459 <9810778459>*
>>
>>
>>
>> On 14 December 2015 at 05:40, Vinod Pavarala <vpavarala at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> With all due respect, I think the policy about refusing foreign aid
>>> during national calamities refers to bilateral aid. Over the years,
>>> various high-ranking government officials have gone on record asking for
>>> loans from multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and ADB to rebuild
>>> disaster-hit areas of the country.
>>>
>>> But, at a larger level, in terms of support to the CR sector generally,
>>> some of the organizations that have played a significant role in its growth
>>> in the country include: CEMCA, Ford Foundation, UNESCO, and UNICEF. Out of
>>> these, FF as a foundation is described, perhaps, as an INGO, while the
>>> others are multilateral agencies of which India is a full member-partner.
>>> And, from what I understand, CEMCA was set up through an agreement between
>>> GoI and COL. If CEMCA has been able to do such good work to support CR in
>>> India over the years despite its 'international' tag, I don't see any
>>> reason why that tag should be thrown at UN agencies and argue against their
>>> involvement in community radio in India. Let us just go beyond
>>> name-calling of organizations such as the ones I mentioned and get on with
>>> our work. If radio stations have been benefiting from their association
>>> with these agencies, there's no reason to thwart that now in the name of
>>> some misplaced or misdirected nationalism.
>>>
>>> Of course, this is all independent of the fact that Government of India
>>> has no qualms about seeking public or private funding from other countries
>>> for a variety of their pet projects. Japanese aid to the new bullet train
>>> project is a case in point!
>>>
>>> best,
>>> Vinod
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 5:46 PM, sreedher ramamurthy <
>>> r.sreedher at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Govt of India whether it is UPA or NDA has taken a policy decision
>>>> that it will not encourage foreign aid during national calamities. It is
>>>> the army, navy, airforce, ndrf which manages these calamities.
>>>>
>>>> When people wanted to set up a CR station with UNESCO assistance, the
>>>> govt did not give permission. But when an Indian organization offers to run
>>>> a station with an Indian company giving technical support, the approval
>>>> was given r fast. In fact such temporary licenses are known in Cr sector ,
>>>> first Anna university, then at Guwahati and later at Port Blair. WPC has
>>>> been giving temporary licenses. It is a very simple procedure. It hurts
>>>> when foreign donors or organizations poke their nose.
>>>>
>>>> sreedher
>>>>
>>>> Dr. R. Sreedher
>>>> Media expert and Community Radio Practitioner
>>>> Emeritus Professor Apeejay Stya University, Sohna India
>>>> B 1/ 43 Hauz Khas
>>>> New Delhi 110016
>>>> Phone: +91 *9810778459 <9810778459>*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10 December 2015 at 07:11, sreedher ramamurthy <r.sreedher at gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Don't claim astronomical credits to CR Forum. It is to the credit of
>>>>> Tamilnadu government, and Nelson who was interested in community radio
>>>>> right from 2004 and to the WPC. At the most CR forum might have played a
>>>>> supplementary role. This is what irritates people. The cause is more
>>>>> important than the person. What is the difference between amma, AIDMK,
>>>>> Kalignar DMK , BJP , Congress and CRF ? Are we taking the same path as
>>>>> politicians by pasting stickers for some donations given by unknown people?
>>>>> What is the difference between pasting amma stickers and claiming it as her
>>>>> effort, and CRF claiming it as its success. Where is CRF all these days?
>>>>> What is the legal standing of CRF? I am a member and i don't know whether
>>>>> any General body meeting was ever held for the past three days? What are
>>>>> its activities? Have they submitted their mandatory reports like annual
>>>>> report and financial statement to the Registrar of Societies? When it is
>>>>> now illegal entity and claiming its success is a mockery of the whole
>>>>> system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dr. R. Sreedher
>>>>> Media expert and Community Radio Practitioner
>>>>> Emeritus Professor Apeejay Stya University, Sohna India
>>>>> B 1/ 43 Hauz Khas
>>>>> New Delhi 110016
>>>>> Phone: +91 *9810778459 <9810778459>*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10 December 2015 at 03:17, Arti Jaiman <arti at trfindia.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> An achievement CR Forum and the entire CR sector should be proud of.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More power to radio.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arti
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from a phone. Please ignore typos.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 10 Dec, 2015 at 12:16, Sajan Venniyoor
>>>>>> <venniyoor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> [*Thanks to Jean Parker for this link
>>>>>> <http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/centre-sends-right-signal-to-the-cuddalores-floodaffected/article7967369.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication>*
>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Centre sends right signal to the Cuddalore’s flood-affected
>>>>>> <http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/centre-sends-right-signal-to-the-cuddalores-floodaffected/article7967369.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication>Makeshift
>>>>>> radio station set up in Cuddalore within five days of receiving SOS from
>>>>>> Chennai.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As the focus shifts to relief and rehabilitation in rain-ravaged
>>>>>> Chennai, it is perhaps the first time that the Central government has
>>>>>> helped facilitate the setting up of an emergency community radio station
>>>>>> within five days of receiving an SOS, at Cuddalore, 180 km away.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 107.8MHz, offering listeners’ services related to relief in this
>>>>>> flood-affected town, became operational at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. *The
>>>>>> Hindu* had reported on Tuesday how thousands of residents have been
>>>>>> cut off by waters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The setting up of the radio station once again brings into sharp
>>>>>> focus the need for communication services to be set as part of emergency
>>>>>> protocol which in this case, was expedited due to some quick thinking by
>>>>>> the Ministry of Communication and Technology’s Wireless Planning and
>>>>>> Coordination Unit. Usually, the decision of awarding frequencies to
>>>>>> community radio is a process that can take days to months.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the past, requests for emergency radio services have been made
>>>>>> during the Kosi flood in 2008 and the rains that wreaked devastation in
>>>>>> Uttarakhand two years ago, for setting up radio stations on a temporary
>>>>>> basis to address local issues and help in relief.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The district administration had underlined the importance of
>>>>>> community radio in emergency situations. The National Disaster Management
>>>>>> Authority was also part of the discussions. But nothing came of it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Team effort*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This time round, as a submerged Chennai sent an SOS, processes for
>>>>>> setting a radio station worked fast. The Broadcasting Engineering
>>>>>> Consultants India Ltd. (BECIL), a public sector enterprise which provides
>>>>>> consultancy services to the entire gamut of radio and television services,
>>>>>> moved in with expertise after a local NGO Saranalayalam sounded them out on
>>>>>> December 4.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Tamil Nadu government gave the permission to the NGO after which
>>>>>> the Community Radio Forum initiated the process of seeking a frequency
>>>>>> which was given on December 5 by the Telecom Ministry. Mr. John Nelson
>>>>>> dropped a mail to the senior deputy wireless administrator in the Ministry
>>>>>> at 11 pm which was responded to by 1 am the following day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BECIL moved its transmitter by road from Benagaluru, and on Tuesday
>>>>>> night, the process of setting up a radio station began literally at 12.30
>>>>>> pm in the Cuddalore Collector’s office where basic Internet and telephone
>>>>>> services were provided.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With the help of the Public Works Department, materials like
>>>>>> lightning arrester were put in place. The antenna came up at 10 pm and test
>>>>>> transmission started soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “The Collector wants us to continue our services 24 hours a day till
>>>>>> relief reaches everyone,” Mr. Nelson, who is running the radio now, said
>>>>>> from Cuddalore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A 20-second announcement is played over and over on 107.8 FM. The-set
>>>>>> up, Mr. Nelson said, is extremely basic but sufficient to start with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The radio station is in the process of building a partition to
>>>>>> separate the recording place from the broadcasting studio and work is on to
>>>>>> fix the antenna.
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/centre-sends-right-signal-to-the-cuddalores-floodaffected/article7967369.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jean
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Join the Community Radio Forum.
>>>>>>
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>>> UNESCO Chair on Community Media
>>> Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication
>>> University of Hyderabad
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