Ruchika writes: Festivals in India are one of a kind!... ...especially if you can find a balance between fun and physical space to enjoy the celebrations!
Hi there, I’d like to introduce myself, as I’m a new member of this newly formed social media network Channel 19. What attracted me first and foremost about this online platform is that everything that is showcased and issues we focus on are about communities in rural and urban India...
When we and our NGO partners initiate community members–young men and women from the slums and villages of India–into their new full-time jobs as ‘Community Video Producers,’ we often start the training sessions by drawing a triangle on the board. ‘This pyramid,’ the Video Trainer says, ‘represents the global media.’...
It is only a week or so since Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, and, in reading the Indian press that expresses such fear of greater instability in their neighboring enemy country, one tends to forget the incredible bonds that hold India and Pakistan together. Stalin and I saw these strong ties...
Community Producer Neeru was featured on October 21st on Nickelodeon, in a special about Dalit kids. Read about it here. Neeru, shown here filling out a feedback form at a screening of a community video unit, is one of the all-Dalit community Producers working at Navsarjan’s CVU. Written by Jessica...
Stalin and I returned to India from six weeks in the States four days ago, to a great scene in Drishti’s office. About a dozen young college students were singing one after the other folk songs from India and the West. They were auditioning for a place in a Peace Film...
Just today I learned about a very interesting organization for community media groups to know about: The Media Development Loan Fund. Since 1996, it’s given out $61 million in loans to independent media globally, which enables independent media groups to more than double their income in two years. They describe one...
