community radio

An effective driver of change, community radio highlights issues in society and encourages audiences to look for solutions. Radio Nazariya is one such initiative changing lives in Ahmedabad.

Since its inception in 2009, this civil-run community radio has given a voice to Gurugram's marginalised populace through interactive shows and folk music.

In today's day and age of television and broadband, community radios continue to play an important role in the lives of people and even help in generating social change.

When Shubhranshu realised, to his surprise, that 80% of the students in Barwani had Bluetooth on their phones and were using it actively to share files, he came up with the idea of Bultoo Radio - a radio programme that people receive on their phones via Bluetooth.

A radio repairman turned broadcaster, Raghav Mahto helped set up a community radio station in Tilonia in 2009. RJ Norat Mal now uses the power of the Internet to find and deliver content that helps create awareness about the villagers' rights and provides information about government schemes.

A radio station in Bangalore is bringing together people from different communities and giving them a platform to speak freely about whatever they want and in whichever language they are comfortable. From transgenders and auto drivers, to garment workers and waste pickers, everyone has a voice here.

Sarathi Jhalak is a community radio station owned and run primarily by women in rural Karnataka. Over the past three years, the station has become a very important part of the lives of local people. But they are now facing some serious financial issues because of which it is becoming difficult for the radio to sustain itself. They need your help. And this is how you can contribute.

“Everyone should be in a position to speak, say, listen and be heard,” says Archana Kapoor. As the founder of a national award-winning community radio initiative in Mewat, Haryana, she is certainly giving voice to many who have long been quiet in this backward community

Community Radio empowers rural people to discuss rights, freedoms, policies, laws, accountability, governance, and a host of other things. Community Radio can usher in change at the deepest level. Here's how one organization is harnessing the power of community radio across the country.

These daring women of rural India are using community radio as a tool to transform the countryside. From addressing serious issues to reaching out to more women, the radio is a powerful medium to connect with people in the hinterland. This is their story and how they made it possible.