Annual Report 2015 - Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

TRANSFORMING LIVES

ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Community Radio Station

Annual Report 2015

Radio Madhuban is changing lives of thousands of tribal families.

See our journey of impact this year.

Cover Photo: Young women and their children in Mahikheda village recording a community song for Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM. Inside Photo: RJ Vinod teaching a poem to a group of kids during a visit to Ambaveri village for organizing a community outreach program.

Please feel free to use the information included in this report to promote sustainable livelihoods and for community development in rural and urban areas everywhere. However, we do ask that you let us know about it. All photographs in the report are property of Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Š Copyright 2016, Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Radio Madhuban Madhuban 90.4 90.4 FM FM

Index

Contents Introduction

Blessings Executive Summary Welcome Note Foreword Messages Community Speaks

The Year in Review Production Report Fact File Highlights Guests in Studio Snapshots

Broadcasting

Mera Gaon Mera Aanchal Aashiyana Udaan Vande Matram Aapka Swasthya Aapke Haath Youth Junction New Shows

RM Goes Beyond Awards Our Associatons Trainings Participations

Community Development

Village Outreach Programs Radio Madhuban Community Society Community Development Projects Live From Community

What Makes Us Strong Annual Celebrations 2014 Team Radio Madhuban Radio Jockeys Interns People in Spotlight

Our Well Wishers Annual Report 2015

About Us Who we are?

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM is India’s first valuebased community radio station licensed by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, and run by the Brahma Kumaris for the Abu community in Rajasthan.

What we do?

We broadcast value-based on-air shows 24x7 on a variety of themes, organize village outreach programs and carry out community development projects to achieve our mission of sustainable inclusive growth.

What is our vision?

We envision maximizing community participation in the functioning of the radio station. It is a dream to take radio into every household of the region and let people extract utmost benefit by enabling them to share information, stories, experiences that can lead to their development as creative contributors to society.

What is our aim?

Our mission is to serve society and mainstream the marginalized and underprivileged sections of the local community by informing, educating and awakening them for their social, psychological and physical well-being.

Where are we located?

We are located in Shantivan complex at the Brahma Kumaris headquarter in Abu, Rajasthan. We have 1 Production Studio, 2 Recording Studios, 1 On-Air Studio and 1 Editing Room at Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM.

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Introduction Blessings Executive Summary Welcome Note Foreword Messages Community Speaks

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Blessings With eveR-Loving

Dadi Janki Chief Brahma Kumaris

inspiration from our beloved seniors

Dadi Hridaya Mohini Additonal Chief Brahma Kumaris

Dadi Ratanmohini Joint Chief Brahma Kumaris

“ The world today is in need of happiness and peace.

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM is doing great service by spreading smiles in the community and awareness about the truth.

Radio is a unique medium that helps listeners to be constantly connected with positivity even while working.

It is our duty to extend support in building a happy, peaceful society strengthened by the fabric of love and honesty.

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Executive Summary

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM was started with an aim to serve the local people and help in sustainable development of the community. Through various value based on-air shows, village outreach programs and community development projects, the team has been successful in achieving this objective. The radio has established itself as a prime center for information and communication in the region by connecting more than 1 lakh people from villages in Abu region.

The associations with the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity and the Department of Information and Public Relations, Rajasthan, have been some great milestones for Radio Madhuban. The projects carried out with dedication and earnest efforts, in association with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), United Nations Innovative Working Group (UNIWG), REACH and Kisan Sanchar have resulted in significant development in the local community. Radio Madhuban has worked in areas of governance, democracy, health & hygiene, family values, tribal rights and organic farming this year.

Over the past five years, the team has grown in both number and experience through training and participation in various regional and national workshops. The team has attended

sessions and conferences in Delhi, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Jamshedpur this year. Several volunteers from Abu community have joined us and taken on important responsibilities like editing, recording, community research and show production. The Radio Madhuban team is a group of 36 volunteers with different skills and capabilities that are being effectively used in community service. Five new shows have been started in 2015 with an objective to spread awareness about community radio.

The team has created history by producing and broadcasting the first ever account of development and evolution of Abu Road and nearby villages. Radio also fulfilled its responsibility as a medium of mass communication by acting as a vital center of information during the times of disastrous rains in Abu in July-August.

Radio Madhuban has been constantly trying to strengthen and channelize its efforts to help in holistic development of the community. In this regard, the entire Radio Madhuban team of volunteers has been focusing their energies to truly help the local people in more than one way, to understand their problems and involve them in the solutions.

BK Ramesh N Shah Additional Secretary,Brahma Kumaris Secretary, Radio Madhuban Community Society

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Welcome Note

Congratulations and loving greetings to the entire team of Radio Madhuban for their crowning success in community service.

The popularity of Radio Madhuban is evident from the response of the listeners who enjoy all the programs and find them very useful for upkeep of their positive consciousness and family values. Radio Madhuban has been educating people in Abu and has also connected several national and international dignitaries to the local community. This introduces the community to a variety of views and ideas and offers them a chance to engage in discussions with people from different backgrounds.

The team work is so inspiring and presents a great example of cooperation based on spiritual love and respect for each other. The creativity of the entire team is praiseworthy as they have been organizing different programs and projects with refreshing details, while also winning different awards for their innovation and service towards the community.

May the team members of Radio Madhuban continue to serve society with newness based on their own healthy, happy lives!

BK Nirwair Secretary-General Brahma Kumaris

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With your generous support, Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM celebrated a landmark year in 2015, helping communities around Abu build better futures together. We saw progress in areas of governance, democracy, health & hygiene, family values and tribal rights - all cornerstones of the thriving community of Abu. Radio Madhuban has established several collaborations and associations with a variety of national and international organizations to bring about a momentous change in the lives of people. As you will see in the stories that follow, the Radio works with diverse communities to address their challenges and create partnerships that contribute to better quality of life.

On behalf of everyone at Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM, thank you for your interest in our journey of community development. Your support is invaluable as we aim to improve and grow our services for the community.

We thank you for what we have been able to accomplish.

We have much more to do. We are stronger together. We look forward to hearing from you.

BK Karunakar Shetty Director Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

Foreword

I congratulate Radio Madhuban on completing five years of broadcasting as a community radio station based in Shantivan, Abu Road, Rajasthan.

Radio Madhuban, through its various community engagement initiatives and radio programmes has, over these years, dedicated itself to fulfilling its stated mission to mainstream the marginalized and under-privileged sections within the local community and strengthen their social, psychological and physical well-being.

For me, the major strength of Radio Madhuban is the effort that the team makes to enhance community participation in all the various stages of the functioning of the station, through their community outreach endeavours. They pro-actively engage with issues such as child-marriages, environmental degradation, plight of rag pickers, superstitions etc. and create public as well as studio discussions around these themes by involving members from the community. The station is also becoming an active hub for showcasing the vibrant customs and cultural traditions of the ethnic communities in Abu Road.

Through their events – “Sakhi Swasthaya”, ‘Naritv Darshan’ and radio features on girl child education, the station is strengthening the ground level efforts to enhance the status of women in the community.

It is commendable that Radio Madhuban is involved with national as well as international community radio networks in dynamic ways. They also participate meaningfully in all capacity building activities by MIB and various other organizations leading to shared learning with community radio stations in India.

I wish Radio Madhuban all the best in their enthusiastic endeavour to immerse themselves deeply in civic engagement work and promote the use of radio for peace building and values-based living.

It is my pleasure to make a special mention that empowerment of women is a primary area of focus for Radio Madhuban.

Dr Kanchan K Malik Associate Professor, Department of Communication Faculty Fellow, UNESCO Chair on Community Media University of Hyderabad

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Messages

Information is crucial for every community and radio is a medium of public communication that reaches millions of people. Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM has served as a pivotal media center for spreading information and awareness about several important matters like road safety, health and hygiene, education and women and youth empowerment among the Abu community. Its on-air programs about yogic farming have especially impacted the farmer community in the region, enlightening them about sustainable agriculture.

The campaigns for fighting child marriage and addiction are also noteworthy and have created significant impact.

It gives us immense pleasure to know that Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM is completing five glorious years of community service. This annual report, that provides details about its yearly activities, is a great step and this tradition should continue.

Over these years, Radio Madhuban has gained a huge fan following due to its dedicated efforts and innovative village outreach programs organized on a variety of occasions.

Working to uplift the local traditions and culture, it has provided a platform to several young and old artistes to showcase their talent.

The fact that despite its limited range Radio Madhuban has created a variety of entertaining, cultural and valuebased shows that have been successful in connecting the community with the Radio is a testimony to its popularity. I wish Radio Madhuban all the very best.

Over the years, Radio Madhuban has created a bond with the local community that is highly commendable. This has been successful only because of its large listener community, its well-wishers and its dedicated team that works tirelessly to bring about a positive change.

The team has succeeded in building a fabric of trust and cooperation with the local community which is essential for sustenance of any community radio. I congratulate Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM on completing five years of operation in Abu and wish the entire team a very best for their services and future endeavors.

Anil Gupta Director Directorate of Information and Public Relations Rajasthan

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Rajiv Ranjan Nag Member Press Council of India New Delhi

Giving to the nation a well-documented constitution, developing imposing edifice of institutions and running elected successive governments are sine qua none for a functional democracy. But it is just a part of the real sublime intent. If a substantial section of the society remains illiterate, practices unscientific, irrational, and above all, immoral customs, the goal of democracy remains unfulfilled and it needs to invigorate itself.

Radio Madhuban has been doing a great service to this cause of democracy by helping the tribal community, which has suffered traditional neglect, nay, perpetual exploitation.

The abject condition of this segment of society has remained a major concern.

In its five-years of scintillating existence, Radio Madhuban has sought to raise the level of collective consciousness, bring home to this hapless section a sense of and awareness for rational approach and created an informal interface with modern world including the apparatuses of the welfare State. Even the field functionaries of Radio Madhuban have been drawn from the tribal youth so as to give them a sense of empowerment. It is this sublime endeavour that has resulted in its paramount success.

On behalf of Ideosync Media Combine, it gives me great pleasure to hear that Radio Madhuban has completed 5 years of broadcasting as a community radio station.

We are delighted that during this period your station has lived up to the philosophy and higher purpose of community radio by being service oriented, community interactive, and reflective of local identities and priorities in Abu region.

Ideosync has had the pleasure of interacting with your station team and visiting your station during this year; and of having your station participate in our ongoing community radio related initiatives. Your station has also been a keen participant in other processes of capacity building and assessment being conducted among CR stations across India.

We wish Radio Madhuban a vibrant future and hope your station will use this opportunity to rededicate itself to your community of listeners, their aspirations, their needs and their growth. We also hope Radio Madhuban continues to be at the forefront of the CR movement in this country by taking the lead in sharing its methods and content with newer entrants to the sector.

I congratulate the team for successfully completing five years of great service and am confident that your efforts will be beacon light for others in the country to follow.

N K Singh General Secretary, Broadcast Editors’ Association (BEA) New Delhi

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N Ramakrishnan Executive Director Ideosync Media Combine New Delhi

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Dinesh Parmar, Abu Road Durga, Panthwada I am uneducated and wanted to learn to read and write. After listening to Ashiyana, my husband and son have started teaching me. I can now write the names of all my family members. I have also learnt cooking and house-keeping tips from this show. Radio is like a family for us.

Radio Madhuban is a great platform for seeking help and support. I often get upset and sad and call the studio to talk to RJs who motivate me and listen to my problems. Radio gives me joy and happiness. I also like listening to Career Options show to get advice about my career.

G S Rana, Kui Village Radio Madhuban gives me plenty of information about everything around me, be it farming, family values, culture or patriotism. I love listening to Radio Madhuban and never miss my favorite show Salam-E-Zindagi. I like to connect with my community through Radio.

Lumbaram Grasiya, Pipla After listening to de-addiction shows on Radio, I challenged myself to give up tobacco in one month. But the RJs inspired me and I gave up tobacco in just one week. I am thrilled by RJ Vinod’s energy and now engage in community service also.

Pravin Soni, Patan After listening to a riddle on radio about playing cards, I went straight to my home and explained about the illeffects of gambling. I instantly threw the pack of cards and since then we have stopped engaging in this addiction.

Shankarlal, Sada Village

Jyoti Bai, Kyariya I was really touched by the Child Marriage awareness shows broadcast on radio and that motivated me to provide a better future to my son. My family was forcing me to get him married at the age of 15 but I did not give in and stopped his early marriage.

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Volunteers of Radio Madhuban visited our Panchayat and celebrated Rakhi with our families. They explained us the meaning of this festival and shared stories about the bond of brothers and sisters. We loved the beautiful rakhis they tied on our hands.

Our listeners from different villages in Abu Road have benefited from our shows and projects.

Community Speaks Asha, Ahmedabad I love listening to Aashiyana. I have learnt cooking, house decoration and other cleaning tips from this show. I try all the recipes RJ Usha shares and my family loves the new dishes. The health tips are also useful. In fact, I also share them with my neighbors and they also benefit from this show.

Mangi Lal, Goliya Phali Radio Madhuban has motivated me to engage in community service and help others. The positive valuebased content shared on radio has changed my life. I love listening to Aashiyana and Mera Gaon Mera Anchal on 90.4 FM.

Kavaram Panchal, Jadol Listening to Radio Madhuban has empowered me to give up drugs and alcohol. I used to drink a lot earlier and beat my wife and children. But now my entire family listens to Radio and we enjoy our day with the shows broadcast on-air.

Sohan Lal, Kivarli Neetu Mehra, Mt. Abu While going out of town for my brother’s wedding, I felt really bad as I would not be able to listen to Radio for three days.

But the RJs told me that I can download the mobile app and that helped me listen to all the shows even in Beawar. I have sold my television and all my family members listen to radio in full volume so that others can also listen. We love Radio Madhuban.

I faced a severe accident 10 years ago that made me bed ridden. But I listen to Radio Madhuban throughout the day and that gives me positive energy and inspiration to live happily.

Radio is like my companion now.

It has given me confidence and motivation to face the challenges of life with a smile.

Ramlal, Paba Village Due to heavy rains, all roads and walk ways in the villages were destroyed.

Despite this, RJ Vinod visited our village on his cycle to share information about the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. We did not know about this earlier but now we want Radio team to celebrate this day every year. *Map not to scale

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Radio Madhuban is empowering tribal women through its development projects and shows about human rights, health and family values.

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The Year in Review Production Report Fact File 2015 Highlights Guests in Studio Snapshots

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Production in Local Language 22769 Min.

Production Report Human Values & Morals

Culture & Entertainment 31899

4612 1020 Recorded / Live Total Production 5632 Min.

2117

Recorded / Live Suprabhat, 1094 Min. Rhythm of Life, 312 Min. Spotlight Values, 2163 Min. Amrutdhara, 2063 Min.

Total Production 34016 Min.

Women Empowerment 8888

Production in Hindi 118377 Min.

5059

Recorded / Live

Recorded / Live Total Production 11768 Min.

Youth Leadership 4958

2880

Aashiyana, 9941 Min. Vande Mataram, 1827 Min.

Total Production 10017 Min.

EducAtion & Information

9466

Total Production 68146 Min.

Youth Junction, 5182 Min. Jiyo Zindagi, 4563 Min. Career Options, 272 Min.

Society & Development 8147

58680 Recorded / Live

Khushi ke Nagme, 29520 Min. Tarane Naye Purane, 558 Min. Sangeet Ki Duniya, 665 Min. Mehfil, 568 Min. Panditayin, 2373 Min. Aapki baat Vivek ke sath, 332 Min.

3420

Recorded / Live Pathami Sanskrutam, 519 Min. Total Production Udaan, 6660 Min. 11567 Mins Jankari Express, 277 Min. Nayi Kiran, 46440 Min. Good morning Abu, 12240 Min. Udaan Kids Special, 774 Min. Pathshala, 1236 Min.

Goodnight with Dadi Maa, 1466 Min. Salam-e-Zindagi, 1360 Min. Samay Ki Maang, 62 Min. Opno Samaj, 495 Min. Kanun Ki Baat, 297 Min. Mera Gaon Mera Aanchal, 4767 Min. Hamara Abu, 240 Min. Aapka Swasthya Aapke Haath 2880 Min.

Recorded

57058

38556

LIVE

45023

2014

2013

2012 14104

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44577

79058

2015 120603

105517

Fact File 2015 19 Live Events Covered 12 Outreach Programs 10 Community Projects

3 Awards 31 On-Air Shows 5 New Shows

19 RJs 2 Interns & 12 Trainees

120 Guests in Studio 1742 Hrs. spent in Community

5360 Phone calls 32850 sms

2352 Hrs. of Production 1785 Women Participated

2410 Children Participated 5 MoUs Signed Annual Annual Report Report 2015

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5 Participations

Highlights JAN • Attended FREE/DEM Training • 4th Annual Celebrations • Republic Day Celebrations • Man ki Baat-Prime Minister Modi LIVE

FEB • World Radio Day at Govt. High School, Manpur • Maha Shivratri Fair, Krishi Mandi, Abu Road

MAR • • • • •

TB Awareness Program, Mordu and Chandella Started a new show ‘Kanoon Ki Baat’ and ‘Hamara Abu’ Women’s Day Celebration in Mordu Village Community Radio Awareness program, Khedat village World Water Day Celebration at Kotumiyaphali

APR

MAY

• Attended FREE/ DEM Workshop at Delhi • Summer Camp for Rajkiya Sarojni Bai Fule Kanya Chatravas, Satpur • Panel Discussion on Child marriage

• LIVE Coverage of International Marathon, Mt. Abu • Started research on PESA Act

JUN •

Two interns joined Radio Madhuban • Celebrated Yoga Day for 10 days • Started research for Safar Apne Shahar Ka Project • Research on Atulya Bharat for Independence Day

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JUL • Organized Yoga Day at RIICO and St. John’s School • Project ‘Shikhar’ training at Adarsh College, Abu Road • Attended TEDx at Bhilwara

AUG • Started a new show in Marwari ‘Opno Samaj’ • Started a new show ‘Good night with Dadi Maa’ • Celebrated Vishva Adivasi Divas, Independence Day, Vishv Bandhutv Divas and Rakhi • Broadcast of ‘Galli Galli Sim Sim’ • Special broadcast of ‘Netrdan Pakhvada’

SEP • Celebrated Teachers Day & Janmashthami • Workshop for teachers at RUMV, Darbar • Program launch of Hamari Sarakar Hamare Adhikar at Chandela

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OCT

NOV

• Community Radio Awareness program in Danvav, Kyara and Mudarla • Entrepreneurial Workshop at SMCC, CIT College and Adarsh College, Abu Road • Celebrated National Unity Day at Rajkiya Uchch Prathmik Vidyalaya

• Entrepreneurial workshop in Royal Rajasthan School • Narrowcast of Hamari Sarkar Hamare Adhikar • On-air Campaign on De addiction

DEC • Revised the program Hamari Sarkar Hamare Adhikar • Workshop on PESA Act in Mahikheda village • Organized an event on Consumer Rights Day

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Guests In Studio For Interview

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Month

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Jan

Guest Name

Guest Details

Duration (in Min)

Anil Amarant

Classical Music Teacher, Mt. Abu, Rajasthan

33

2

R N Mukhija

Former President, Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai

12

3

Prabhat Sahoo

Missile Technician (Air Force) Retd Junior Warrant Officer, Sujanpur tira, Himachal Pradesh

24

Rakesh Jain

Project Officer, Polio Surgery, Ludhiana, Punjab

23

5

Surender Pal Sharma

Sub Divisional Offficer, Horticulture Dept, Punjab

30

7

Praful Chander Mishra

Editor, Utkal Samaj Daily Newspaper, Odisha

10

8

Satyavrat Jaiswal

Sound Therapy Specialist, Kolkata

35

9

Narsin Sunitha

Visiting Faculty for Management, Entrepreneurship & Life Skills, Hyderabad

28

10

Alapati Srinagesh

Soft Skills Tranier, Hyderabad

18

12

Pradeep

Social Worker, Right to Work Foundation, Haryana

27

Dr G Vishwanathan

Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University

23

14

Dr R M Chandrashekaran

Director (Distance Education), Annamalai University

16

15

R C Gupta

Retd Agricultural Officer, Govt of Rajasthan

24

16

Mrs & Mr Gopichand

Film Actor, Tollywood

6

17

Debabrat Das

Joint Secretary, Planning Commission, Govt of India

23

Dr Vishal

Naturopathist, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh

31

Dr Bhim Singh

Member, Bihar Legislative Council and Professor

14

20

Om Tiwari

Hasya Kavi, Rashtriya Hindi Kavya Manch, Rajasthan

25

21

Dr K P Sashtri

Retd Chief Scientist, Central Institute of Auromatic and Medicinal Plants, Hyderabad

27

Ramesh Ynagure

School Teacher, Maharashtra

21

23

Narendra Kadam

Artist, Mumbai

21

24

Swati Chauhan

Judge, Family Court, Mumbai

31

25

Rakesh Kumar

Secretary, East Central Railway, Patna, Bihar

18

26

Dr Sachin Parab

Doctor, specialised in De-addiction therapy, Mumbai

27

27

Anant Padmanabha Rao

Former Director General, Doordarshan, New Delhi

17

28

M D Singh

Division Forest Officer, Mt. Abu, Rajasthan

21

29

Satya Prakash

Editor, Television News Feature (TVNF), New Delhi

20

Dhanaram Chaudhry

Regional Forest Officer, Abu Road

20

31

Shri Ram Sakal Gurjar

Minister of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh

12

32

Govindram Agrawal

Teacher, New Delhi

19

33

Dr Lavanya Patel

Clinical Psychologist, Director, Ananya Health Care Centre, Gujarat

29

4

13

18 19

22

30

Feb

March

Apr

May

June

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

34

Anand Soni

Chartered Accountant, Maharashtra

16

Arvind Mohan Sharma

Editor In-charge, Rajasthan Patrika, Pali

14

36

Purushottam Eknath Ogle

President, Shiv Sena Party, Thane, Mumbai

16

37

Swami Sri Ramadinesh Acharyji

Jagatguru Ramanandacharya Ashram, Ramghat, Ayodhya

15

38

Alka

Chairperson, Save the Girl Child, New Delhi

12

39

Dr Somnath Shinde

Ayurvedic Surgeon, Pune

30

HAM Jagdish Pandya

General Secretary, Gujarat International Amateur Radio; Ex-Additional Collector, Gujarat

30

41

Narender Singh Jhala

Communication Officer, Govt of Gujarat, & HAM coordinator,

31

42

Achans Jaiswal

Director, CH4, Pune

31

43

Dr E Somasundaram

Prof and Head of the Dept Sustainable Agriculture, Tamilnadu Agriculture University, Koyambatur

37

44

Srijan Pal Singh

Entrepreneur and Writer

42

45

Girish Chandr Parmar

Former Minister, Govt of Gujarat

16

46

Jagdish Prajapati

Automobile Dealer, Udaipur, Rajasthan

25

47

Ranveer Singh Solanki

Adhyaksh , Rastriya Yuva Chetna Manch, New Delhi

32

48

N K Singh

General Secretary, Broadcasting Editors Association, Delhi

22

49

Vinay Agarwal & Suresh Sharma

Sr Editor, Amar Ujala Group & Editor, Dainik Acharan, Madhya Pradesh

30

50

Vineet Vahini

Editor, Flagpost Magazine, New Delhi

24

51

Balasahab Jangar

MLA, Pune

10

52

Rajiv Ranjan Nag

Member, Indian Press Council, New Delhi

24

Gurudas Verma

Civil Engineer, Mumbai

14

Amarsingh Raje

Editor, ABNNI TV

42

55

Dr Rashi Gupta

Industrialist and Director, Vision Matronix, Mumbai

28

56

Prof Rekha & Dr Sawat

Prof of Chemistry, Institute of Science, University of Mumbai

48

57

Veena Seth

Artist, AIR, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

60

58

Ashok Shankar Jhadav

De facto Legal Adviser, Department Defence Ministry, Pune

20

59

Bala Sahab Bavde

Editor, Pandari Sanchar, Pandaripur, Maharashtra

28

60

Shefali

Sr Lead Software Quality Engineer, Adobe, Noida, UP

27

61

Dr Piyush Saxena

Naturopathist, Mumbai

90

62

Mahender Kumar

Finance and Accounts Officer, Northern Railways

12

63

Karamvir

Secretary, Civil Engineering Department, Northern Railways

12

C Rajamanikam

Asst Commissioner of Police, Chennai

13

Shankar Singh Solanki

Advocate, Ex RPSC, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

20

35

40

July

Aug

53 54

64

Sep

Oct

65

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66

Dhanendr Sahu

MLA, Chhattisgarh

16

67

Dr S Manian

Vice Chancellor, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

16

68

Dr Sundarajan

Pulmonologist, Chennai

18

69

Jamuna

Actress, Bollywood

30

70

Govindarajan

Partner, Global Head, Polaris Software, Chennai

19

71

Kanhaiyalal

Adhyaksh, Arya Samaj, Sujangarh, Rajasthan

25

72

K P Singh Deo

Former Union Minister, Information & Broadcasting

20

73

D Narsimha Chari & Shashidhar

Spl Magistrate, Nalgonda, Telangana

12

74

U R Khandelwal

Director, Sharp Engineers, Maharashtra

15

75

Capt Rajender Rana

Punjab

6

76

D P Gupta

IAS, Chandigarh

8

77

Hazarilal Dangi

MLA, Madhya Pradesh

7

78

Jyotsna & Uma Shankar

Principal Judge, Family Court, Firozbad, Uttar Pradesh

24

79

L Keerthi Varma

Asst General Manager, Canara Bank, Chennai

22

Parder Kaur

Teacher, Govt Sr Sec School, Punjab

14

81

Rajesh Prasad

Retd Dist Session Judge, Karnal, Haryana

26

82

Ravi Chandran

Engineering Consultant, Chennai

20

83

Sajan Singh Kothari

Lokayukt, Rajasthan

30

84

Balvera Reddy

Vice-Chancellor, Vishweshwaria Technological University, Karnataka

15

85

Bharatlal Patel

Raipur, Chhatisgarh

10

86

Dr R S Patel

Principal, Ahmedabad

21

87

Amit Tiwari

Mumbai

24

88

Ravindrpaval Gupta

Lecturer, Sangrur, Punjab

23

89

Dr Dhanya Kumar Jain

Ayurved Doctor, Sanjeevini Clinic, Korba, Madhya Pradesh

30

90

Harish Bhai Labana

Businessman, Mumbai

32

91

Bal Krishna

Fruit Merchant, Panipat, Haryana

18

92

Govind Haldankar

Power Electronics Professor, Sardar Patel Institue of Technology, Mumbai

23

93

Dr D P Singh

Director, Kamalnishth Sansthan & Managing Director, Kamalwani Radio Station, Junjunu, Rajasthan

29

80

Oct

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

94

Mohan Bhise

Agriculture Development Officer, Latur, Maharashtra

14

95

Anju Palod

Homemaker, Kapasan, Rajasthan

11

Jahanvi c Pandya

Home Department, Deputy Section Office, Govt of Gujarat

25

97

Mehul Pandya

Executive Magistrate, Gujarat Vidhansabha, Gandhinagar

26

98

Dr Jaishree Kulkarni

Municipal Health Officer, Aurangabad, Maharastra

23

99

C Anji Reddy

MD, AVR Organics Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad

11

100

Suchandra Bhutoria

Tollywood Playback Singer

12

101

Dhanaram Chaudhary

Announcer, All India Radio, Jodhpur

15

102

Balasahab

Farmer, Kohlapur, Maharashtra

44

Rajesh Dave

DGM, NABARD, Bharuch, Gujrat

50

104

Dr Mukund S Kulkarni

Dean, University of Horticulture Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka

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105

Jyoti

Rajayoga Meditation Teacher, Belgaum, Karnataka

14

106

Vinay Prakash Srivastav

Former Director, Agriculture Department, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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96

103

Nov

Dec

Guests from all across the country and international destinations visit the studios of Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM and instantly feel the energy of the team and the station.

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In photo: A group of local musicians from Barmer performed and recorded at Radio Madhuban studio.

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Snapshots

Mr Kaptan Singh Solanki Governor, Haryana Mr Raj Kumar Rinwa Forest Minister, Rajasthan

Mr Ram Sakal Gurjar Minister of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh

Mr Vishnu Goyal Additional Director, DIPR, Jaipur

Mr Giriraj Kishor Vice Chairman, Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation Ltd, Bhopal Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

Mr Debabrat Das Joint Secretary Planning Commission, New Delhi

Mr Prashant DIG, CRPF, Mt. Abu

Mr Avichal Chaturvedi SDM, Mt. Abu

Mr Om Prakash Kohli Governer, Gujarat

Mr Gajendra Singh MLA, Uttar Pradesh

Mr Suresh Thinger Municipal Chairman, Mt. Abu

Justice S S Kothari Lokayukt, Rajasthan

Mrs Swati Chauhan Magistrate, Family Court, Mumbai Mr Purushottam Ugla, Vice President, Education Wing Shivsena, Ambarnath , Mumbai

Mr Arvind Mohan Sharma Editor in charge Rajasthan Patrika, Pali

Mr Anirban Acharya Cancer Awareness Worker, Kolkata Mrs Veena Seth Artist, AIR, Ahmedabad

Mrs & Mr Gopichand Tollywood Actor, Andhra Pradesh

Mr Sirjan Pal Singh Writer, Delhi Annual Report 2015

Dr Sushil Parmar Chief Health & Medical Officer, Sirohi

Dr Padmanabha Rao Former Additional Director, Doordarshan, Delhi

Mr Yogesh Saxena Rtd. Inspector of Health Education, Abu Road

BK Sudha Sr Rajyoga Teacher, Moscow, Russia

Dr P H Patel Asst Professor, Dept Of Agronomy, SDAU, Gujarat

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Mr Rajesh Dave DGM, NABARD, Baruch, Gujarat Dr C Rajmanikam Retd Assist Commissioner of Police

Mr J Shashidhar Additional District Magistrate Suryapet

Mr K Govindarajan Director, Polaris software Group of companies

Mr Mehul Pandya Executive Magistrate Gujarat Vidhansabha Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

Mr Dhanendra Mohanlal Sahoo Ex Minister MP & Govt of Chhatisgarh

Mr Kanhaiyalal Arya Chairman, Arya Samaj, Sujangarh Rajasthan

Mr Mohan Bhise Agriculture Development Officer Latur, Maharashtra

Mr K P Singh Deo Ex Union Minister, MIB, Odisha

Mrs Jyotsna & Mr Uma Shankar Sharma Principle Judge, Family Court, UP

Mr Kunvar Hazarilal Dangi MLA, Madhya Pradesh

Mr Rajendra Prasad Retd Judge, Dist & Sessions Court Karnal, Haryana

Captain R K Rana Karnal, Hariyana Mr Sunil Mukati GM - Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd.

Mr Pramesh Kumar Chauhan Deputy Chairman, Environment Management Service

Mr Rohit Katariya Winner - Voice of Rajasthan, Jaipur Ms Jamuna Actor (Bollywood, Tollywood)

Mr D Narsimha Chari Special Magistrate, Surypet Nalgonda, Telangana

Mr Dhanaram Chaudhary Announcer, AIR, Jodhpur Annual Report 2015

Dr Mukund S. Kulkarni Dean, University of Horticulture Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka

Mr Vinay Prakash Srivastav Former Director Agriculture Dept Lucknow, UP

Mr Hakam Khan Rajasthani Folk Music Director Kesumbla Bhatiyan, Barmer

Ms Suchandra Bhutoria Tollywood Playback Singer West Bengal

Ms Tejaswini Manogna Dancer, Singer, Yoga Artist, Medical Student, Hyderabad

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Radio Madhuban is increasing awareness about health and hygiene in the community by strongly campaigning against tobacco, addiction and child marriage in the region.

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broadcasting Mera Gaon Mera Aanchal Aashiyana Udaan Vande Matram Aapka Swasthya Aapke Hath Youth Junction

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Mera Gaon Mera Anchal

Apka Swasthya Apke Hath

Started

Started

2011 Villagers 5000 Interviewed

35 Doctors Associated

Children321

1360 Episodes Broadcast

Teachers 180

Men 1789

Experiences 2200 Recorded

Theme Community Development

144 Hours

of Production

Year 2015 1200

168 Episodes Broadcast

Year 2014

690

Year 2013 492

Callers

Women 2390

Community Recording

2220

Folk Songs & Stories Recorded

2012

RJ Vinod

Year 2012 231

2160Callers Theme Health & Hygiene

This show provides a platform to the community to interact with each other and share their talents and experiences on-air.

During the starting months, it was difficult to arrange for doctors for doing a live show on medical consultation.

It is truly a show for the community, of the community and by the community in which our RJs visit villages and collect audio recordings from the local community to bring out the culture and elements of daily life of the people of Abu.

However, our team relentlessly worked to connect with doctors and paramedical professionals from the community and to design the show to benefit the community

Several musicians and folk artists have used this show as a platform to showcase their talents. It has also become a medium to bring forth the complaints and concerns of common people.

Since then, the show has seen a drastic increase in popularity and several physicians, physiotherapists, orthopedists, optometrists, pulmonologists and specialists in the field of magnetic therapy, radiation therapy, Ayurveda, naturopathy and emergency medicine have provided on-air consultation to calling patients and listeners on several matters of health and hygiene.

This show not only tries to compensate for the absence of medical centers in the community, but also provides free-of-charge medical consultation to the community.

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM * All data for shows calculated for five years

Udaan

Vande Matram

Started

Started

50000

937 Hours

of Production

School Syllabus

72 Hours of

Community Voice

Stories 1080 Word Power 140

Recordings

57Hours of

Listeners

Facts 1136

Poems 644

Theme Children Personality Development

2012

RJ Usha

Every

SUN 10 to 11 am 160 Episodes Broadcast

Elderly Women 65 Young Women 20 Working Women (in various professions) 10 Teachers 50 Young 15 Parenting Mothers

Guests

2011

RJ Mona

Theme Naritv Darshan; Celebrating Womanhood

This kids’ special show teaches them a varierty of things about the world around them. Inspirational stories, jokes and biographies along with general knowledge facts and basic educational elements like vocabulary building exercises are shared on the show for their holistic personality development.

Women in Abu face challenging prejudices in all spheres of life that hinder their integration in society and hampers the process of development. Despite this, women in Abu are commonly seen as the primary earning members of their families, managing household chores and also working as laborers in farms.

The show also has a special segment called “Pathshala” under which an audio bank of NCERT school syllabus of social science for class 6th and of Hindi for classes 5th, 6th and 7th has been created. Narrowcasting of the community voice recorded during village visits is also broadcast during the show.

This show was started to bring to the surface the various dimensions of womanhood and establish respect for women and their invaluable contribution to the society.

This show especially benefits school dropouts & those kids who never went to school. It was earlier handled by RJ Mona, who trained & mentored children from the local community like Vedant, Satakshi, Aditya & Prince to run the show.

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In each show, the RJ invites a new lady guest from the local community to share her experiences with the listeners. This show brings out poignant stories of women who have crossed exigent hurdles in their life for growing up, learning, surviving and making a career.

The show has received exceptional popularity among local women from all walks of life.

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Youth Junction

Aashiyana

Started

2011

RJ Sudha

200 Marwari

Listeners

Household Tips 1012

947Episodes Broadcast

Health Tips 980

Lifeskills 1120

350 Hours

of Production

Year 2015 1850

Year 2014

200 Number of Guests

2160 Callers

2020 Callers

Theme Women Empowerment

Theme Youth Leadership

On this show, focusing on women development, the RJ talks about family values, government policies and programs for women and festivals & events popular among the ladies in Abu. The household tips, interesting recipes, facts about women health, jokes, stories and riddles shared on this show have become very popular among the listeners, who call in to share their experience with RJ Usha and other listeners. The show, being in local style, is loved by the listeners.

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1547

Year 2013 804

Callers

Recipes 1038

Recordings

of Production

2013

RJ Vinod

1.5Lakh

songs recorded

553 Hours

Started

This unique show brings together youth from the community to discuss about pertinent local issues and challenges faced by the society. The show has seen discussions on areas like politics, energy and resources, education, health, internet freedom, social taboos, local culture and rights and gender equality etc.

Several listeners have shared their success stories on the show about how these discussions helped them to make a difference in their lives and community. Earlier, selected guests were invited in the studio for a discussion but now RJ Vinod takes live callers which has enhanced the outreach of the show and has led to inclusion of a variety of viewpoints in the show.

The youth come together to address important local issues and encourage social intervention to solve these challenges.

New Shows Hamara Abu

Theme Community Welfare

Host Suresh Thinger Chairman, Mt Abu Municipal Corporation

Started March, 2015

Broadcast Timing First Sat of every month 7 to 7:30 pm

Radio Madhuban started this show to connect the community with their government.

Mr Thinger shares information about ongoing programs and policies for the community through this show. Any announcements for the community about forth coming government initiatives and events are shared on the show. This show gives the community a chance to talk to their leader and share their ideas with him directly.

Kanoon Ki Baat

Theme Knowledge about the legal system

Host RALSA, Rajasthan

Started March, 2015

Broadcast Timing Sat 5:30 to 6 pm

The RALSA creates and produces shows on legal tools available to the community.

Through an MoU signed with RALSA, Radio Madhuban broadcasts these shows to spread awareness about the legal system, its provisions and procedures among the listeners.

Opno Samaj

Theme Marwari culture and traditions

Host K C Jinger

Started August, 2015

Broadcast Timing Sat 1:30 to 2 pm

This show is aimed at promoting local Marwari culture among the community. The RJ visits the community to learn about local traditions. These conversations with the community are recorded and broadcast on-air. Several songs, stories and poems are also broadcast in Marwari language.

Amrutdhara

Theme Indian culture and mythology

Host RJ Bhakti and RJ Gyaneshwar

Started April, 2015

Broadcast Timing Sat - Sun 6 to 7 am

This HIndi talk show explores the Indian culture, especially its religious and spiritual heritage to promote values among the community. The RJ duo discusses about the various Indian traditions and explore their true meaning with the listeners.

Goodnight with Dadi Maa

Theme Goodnight show

Host RJ Sudha

Started August, 2015

Broadcast Timing Mon - Fri 10 to 10:30 pm

This show includes bed-time stories, poems and lullabies to give a flavor of grandparents’ tales and love to the young listeners of Abu.

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Radio Madhuban is creating sustainable livelihoods by promoting organic and yogic farming among the poor farming families of Abu.

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RM goes beyond Awards Our Associations Trainings Participations

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Awards Production Head Krishnaveni Katakam receiving the award at Polo Ground, Mt. Abu

Best Community Broadcast Award The Municipal Corporation of Mt. Abu awarded Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM for its dedicated services to the local community and for promoting moral values through its shows and outreach programs.

Station Manager Yashwant Patil receiving the award at Taj Landsend, Mumbai

Sustainable Community Leadership Award India Sustainability Leadership Summit & Awards recognized and rewarded Radio Madhuban’s outstanding achievement in sustainability in the built environment and community leadership.

Station Manager Yashwant Patil receiving the award at the Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi

Manthan Award Digital Empowerment Foundation nominated Radio Madhuban as top three finalists for the Manthan Award to encourage our projects for community development through digital innovation.

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Our Associations Department of Information and Public Relations, Rajasthan This year, Radio Madhuban got the licence to broadcast advertisements produced by the DIPR, Rajasthan, for promoting social health and welfare. These ads increase awareness about several key issues in the society and govt schemes.

Ideosync Media Combine Radio Madhuban signed an MoU with Ideosync Media Combine for a social intervention on the theme ‘rights & entitlement for tribal community’ to enhance pluralism and strengthen democracy.

Sesame Workshop India Trust

Radio Madhuban signed an MoU with the Sesame Workshop India Trust regarding the use of the Galli Galli Sim Sim radio episodes on diarrhoea – prevention and cure to innovatively promote healthy lifestyle.

REACH Radio Madhuban worked in partnership with REACH to improve community awareness of tuberculosis (TB) through the production and broadcast of effective and accurate episodes on various TB-related themes.

Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority Radio Madhuban signed an MoU with the Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority for broadcasting the series “Kanoon Ki Baat” to promote knowledge of the legal system and its provisions.

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Kisan Sanchar Radio Madhuban entered into an agreement of mutual understanding with Kisan Sanchar to empower farming communities and connect them to climate smart technologies.

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Trainings Radio Madhuban constantly aims at enhancing skills and capabilities of its team in order to produce effective and innovative radio programs and community projects.

This year, the team participated in several trainings focused on sound designing and radio presentation in order to produce effective radio shows.

RJ Vinod and Subhalaxmi were invited to participate in a training program on Right to Information and elements of democracy organized by Ideosync Media Combine in January in Bhim, Rajasthan.

The training lasted one week and helped our team to understand more about the concepts by engaging in interactive workshops and activities.

Vinod & Subhalaxmi in Bhim, Rajasthan Production Head Krishnaveni and Subhalaxmi were invited to attend a unique workshop on social intervention and efficient program execution organized by Ideosync Media Combine in Haryana in April. The team learnt about tools of project implementation that laid the groundwork for the project “Hamari Sarkar Hamare Adhikar�.

Krishnaveni & Subhalaxmi in Gurgaon, Haryana Drishti organized two series of training workshops on sound designing in which our team participated. Subhalaxmi attended the course module in Jharkhand in July and also the advanced module in November in Ahmedabad along with Production Coordinator Pabitra Mallik.

Pabitra & Subhalaxmi in Ahmedabad & Jharkhand Mr Naveen, Program Head from Nepal Radio, organized a training workshop on program designing and content creation for Radio Madhuban team in Shantivan, Rajasthan. This opportunity helped our team to explore ideas for new shows for community.

Mr Naveen in Radio Madhuban Studio

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Participations Taekwondo League

Theme

Sports & Games

Where Thyagaraj Stadium New Delhi

When May, 2015

Who Participated Station Manager Yashwant Patil

Station Manager Mr Yashwant Patil was invited as a guest speaker at the India Taekwondo League 2015 organized by the India Dojang Sports Organization (IDSO) at the Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi In May this year. Mr Patil encouraged the participants and also shared Radio Madhuban’s efforts to promote sports in the community.

TEDx

Theme

Community Development

Where Bhilwara Rajasthan

When July, 2015

Who Participated Radio Madhuban Team

Team Radio Madhuban attended the TEDx conference at Bhilwara in July. It gave an opportunity to interact with the community and also share about the services of radio in the region for community development.

Kamalvani Radio

Theme

Annual Celebration, Kamalvani Radio

Where Jhunjhunu Rajasthan

When April, 2015

Who Participated Station Manager Yashwant Patil

Kamalvani Radio, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, invited Mr Yashwant Patil as the chief guest for their annual celebrations in April. Both the community radio stations have established a strong bond since this event which has helped to advance community service in the region.

HAM Fest

Theme

HAM Fest

Where Rajkot Gujarat

When November, 2015

Who Participated Team Radio Madhuban

Radio Madhuban participated in the HAM Fest held in Rajkot, Gujarat, in November to learn about using radio as a lifeline in times of emergency and natural calamities.

Brahma Kumaris have been selected to organize the silver jubilee HAM Fest in November 2016.

Digital Bridge

Theme

Technology & Innovations

Where New Delhi

When November, 2015

Who Participated Technical Head Rohit Gupta

Technical Head Rohit Gupta was invited to participate in the ‘National Workshop on Bridging the Digital Divide – Technology Innovations for Community Radio’ supported

by Development Alternatives in November in New Delhi. The workshop focused on sharing innovative technologies to empower the community radio sector.

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Radio Madhuban is working to mainstream tribal families and marginalized communities of Abu by increasing awareness about health, education, governance, family values and culture.

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Community Development Village Outreach Programs Radio Madhuban Community Society Community Development Projects LIVE from Community

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Village Outreach Programs Students were introduced to entrepreneurship and guided to form a complete business plan including ideation, planning, branding, funding, publicity, marketing and sustenance of a commercial venture.

Startup Buzz Radio Madhuban launched an innovative outreach program called “Startup Buzz” to promote entrepreneurship in the region. Five workshops and programs were organized under this initiative at the Chartered Institute of Technology, Adarsh College, SMCC and the Royal Rajasthan Public school.

18 teams of four to five students each came up with innovative ideas to address some challenges faced by the community.

Some of the teams also formed business models relating to transport, tourism, waste management and e-commerce. This initiative was appreciated by the institutions and students alike.

10 episodes of de-addiction were broadcast during this period to spread information about the ill-effects of drugs, tobacco and alcohol. Several listeners called in to share their success stories and pledged to give-up smoking and gutkha.

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Students Participated Business Ideas Hours of Mentoring Colleges & Schools

De-Addiction Campaign The on-air campaign was launched in November to motivate villagers to quit addictive habits like drugs, tobacco and alcohol. RJ Vinod created a special segment for this campaign in ‘Youth Junction’ show every Monday in which listeners were called upon to give-up these habits and successful listeners were invited to the studio to share their stories with others to also encourage them.

6000 People Impacted 300 Min. of broadcasting 50 People Pledged On-Air 10 Episodes of De-Addiction

These capsules were played on-air for seven days during this period and also shared with many other community radio stations.

Independence Day Radio Madhuban produced special capsules describing unique features of India and its freedom struggle with the help of two college students who joined us as interns during this period.

These points inspired many young individuals and several listeners from surrounding villages who called-in to share their joy and feeling of patriotism.

A street play on the United Nation’s theme of water and sustainability was prepared and performed by our team.

The play primarily focused on awareness about water pollution and water wastage. Different elements of water cycle and its importance were also highlighted through the play.

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Minutes of special production Audio capsules on Indian Heritage

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LIVE Coverage of Local celebrations

7

Days of celebrations in Schools

World Water Day An awareness program was organized on 22nd March on world water day at Redvakala village.

Several people like Dr Swami Ved Bharti, Chairman, Advisory Council at Swami Rama Himalayan University, and Dr Prakash Chintamani Mansha, MD Physician, Yoga Centre, AAYUSH Project Evaluation, shared their ideas about yoga with our listeners.

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100 Villagers Impacted 25 Children Took Pledge To Save Water

Yoga Day To celebrate Yoga Day and spread awareness about Yoga and meditation, messages of spiritual leaders from all across the country were broadcast onair.

The outreach programs organized in RIICO colony and St. John’s school with the help of renowned yoga guru Harish Vaidy were appreciated by all. The school authorities and teachers really liked the program and invited us for more such events.

150 Students Taught Yoga 10 Yoga Gurus 2 Yoga Awareness Programs

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In the interactive session that followed, it was highlighted that in tribal families, a woman is allowed to visit her family only after three years of marriage.

Our team tried to change this tradition and appealed to the sentient of the villagers present.

The villagers shared their local Rakhi customs with our listeners on Radio

The BEO Mr Rajendra Sharma appreciated Radio Madhuban’s efforts for spreading the light of learning in Abu. Radio Madhuban honored the services of Mr Kulprakash Gautam & Mrs Sunita Sharma by felicitating them with the “Best Teacher” award.

DFO Mr S N Singh and Forest Range Officer Mr Dhanaram highlighted that population explosion is the root cause of many other challenges faced by the planet. The participants pledged to protect the environment. The environment day celebrations at Adharsh Vidya Mandir, Mt Abu, were covered live and broadcast on-air.

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Rakhi Celebration Rakhi celebrations were organized in Kotada, to spread awareness among the tribal community about the importance of this festival and rekindle the spirit of love and brotherhood.

Explaining to them that if they do not let their wives visit their families, how could they should expect their sisters to visit them led everyone to readily understand the issue and happily agree to change this

practice.

35 Villagers Participated 70 Min. of Broadcasting

Celebrating Teachers Day A workshop for the teachers was organized at Govt. Higher Secondary School, Darbar, Abu Road, on the theme ‘Building Leaders’ to encourage them to introspect and re-think about their crucial role in creating the future of the nation. Young students were encouraged to share their love for their teachers and their messages were broadcast on Radio.

450 Children Participated 47 Teachers Participated 2 Best teacher Award

Environment Day A seminar on the theme “Consume with Care” was organized for government school teachers in Abu on the occasion of World Environment Day to discuss about energy, water and soil conservation, waste management.

Our team shared many tips and do’s and don’ts with an aim to enable the participants to bring about meaningful changes in their surroundings. The highlights of the discussion were broadcast on-air for the benefit of our listeners.

350 People Participated 150 Min. of Broadcasting 2 Community Events Organised

This concluded with a six months’ training of two winners, Suresh Rajpurohit and Asha Goswami of Swaminarayan B.Ed. College, Abu Road. During this period they were given extensive training in radio show designing, show hosting, voice-overs, community research and village out-reach programs.

Malnutrition, addiction, early marriages, poor education etc. remained the focus of this program to prevent their exploitation in daily life. A lot of women shared their encouraging experiences that inspired everyone

This also served as a great opportunity to interact with tribal girls and record their folk songs and stories that were later broadcast on radio to reach out to the entire community.

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RJ Talent Hunt The Radio Jockey Talent Hunt was organized by Radio Madhuban to promote radio presentation and radio station management as a career prospect among the youth of Abu. They were introduced to scripting of on-air shows and radio station management to add on to their skills. They prepared a play on TB and water conservation in Marwari that was broadcast on-air. Runners-up Parmeshwar and Arwind also participated in this training.

80 Students Participated 48 Hrs of Interaction with Experts 6 Months Training 2 Outreach Programs

Women’s Day Celebration To spread awareness about healthy lifestyle and importance of hygiene, Radio Madhuban organized an outreach program in Redvakala village with the help of Basanti Shial, a senior nurse from Global Hospital Trauma Center, and Mary, a local listener.

750 Women Impacted 40 Women Participated 8 Women Interviewed On-Air

Summer Camp for Tribal girls A summer camp was organized by Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM at the Rajkiya Sarojini Bai Fule Kanya Chhatravas in Satpur, Abu, in April aimed at promoting art and culture among children by engaging them in art, drawing, coloring, painting and dance. Radio Madhuban gifted a radio set to the hostel so that children could take full advantage of the various shows being broadcast on radio and also listen to their own recordings and feel proud and confident.

47 Girls Participated 15 Days of Training 15 Tribal Songs Recorded

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This initiative created significant awareness about safe and sustainable water use. Radio Madhuban signed an MoU with the Sesame Workshop India Trust regarding the use of the Galli Galli Sim Sim radio episodes on diarrhoea – prevention and cure, to innovatively promote healthy lifestyle.

Galli Galli Sim Sim The Galli Galli Sim Sim episodes of Diarrhoea prevention, cure and management were broadcast on Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM from 31st August to 27th September 2015 and have helped in spreading awareness about personal hygiene, safe drinking water and diarrhoea management.

15000 People Impacted 140 Phone Calls in Studio 504 Minutes of Production 36 Episodes Broadcast

Our team connected flood victims and those stuck at offices, schools and market place etc. with their families and relief teams. Many of them called in to share the latest updates and their condition

Disaster Management Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM acted as a pivotal point of contact for communication and spreading information to the community in times of disastrous rains that ravaged Abu. One week of heavy rains in July disrupted public life and all communication mediums in the region.

10 Calls Attended 7 Days of Relief Work

Government officials also used radio to obtain and share latest updates about relief efforts and condition of roads. Suresh Thinger, Municipal Chairperson, Mt. Abu, updated the listeners about the entry points into Mt. Abu.

This helped to gain an appreciation and a better understanding of indigenous peoples in the minds of local community and also ensured renewed dignity for them.

Adivasi Diwas A Historic Day Radio Madhuban celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People for the first time in Abu and made history. Several focused group discussions and interactive sessions were organized with tribal communities in different villages between 5th and 9th August. The chitchat with tribal villagers in their local language was recorded and broadcast on-air so that all our listeners could join the celebrations.

Our team visited the Govt. Sports Girl’s Hostel in Satpur where the students sang tribal songs and celebrated the day.

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400 Tribals Participated 240 Min. of Broadcast 6 Villages Covered

Interactive sessions and narrowcasting were organized by the team to engage everyone in the villages.

This was done to prevent manufacturer and seller malpractices and also to educate consumers.

Consumer Rights Day In order to spread awareness about consumer rights and best practices among the community, Radio Madhuban launched a campaign “Jaago Grahak Jaago�. Community outreach events were organized to trigger discussions about consumer rights and duties.

2500 Listeners Impacted 150 Villagers Participated 5 Outreach Programs in Kui, Abu Road, Nagpura

Several elements like product manufacturing and packaging details, contents and ingredient details, testing details were discussed and information about checking side effects of products were highlighted during these sessions. A mega village program was organized on the National Consumer Rights Day, 24th December.

Radio Madhuban Community Society RMCS has been actively working towards community development in Abu Road. Over the past year ,the society has entered into partnerships and understandings with several oragnisations across the country to further its objective of societal progress.

The Radio Madhuban Community Society (RMCS) has taken its formation with the Community & Social Service initiatives from the Brahma Kumaris, who are pioneers in spiritually empowered movements. It is a Registered Body, under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, with the All India Refistration No. S/401/2013. It came into existence on 29-04-2013 with the registered office at Pandav Bhavan, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, and the Administrative office at Pandav Bhavan, Mount Abu (Rajasthan).

Come, join us in our initiatives.

To donate, please visit www.radiomadhuban.in/donate

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Community Development Projects Youth Empowerment Session

Skill Development Training

Motivational Talk

Madhav University, Pindwara

CIT, Abu Road

St. Paul’s College, Abu Road

Case Story

I

am Ajay Solanki and she is my sister Payal Solanki.

We are students of B.Sc. program at Adarsh College in Abu Road. We live in Manpur, where we help our mother in tailoring to earn a meager family income.

We attended the ‘Designing your own Destiny’ and ‘Goal Setting’ sessions organized under project Shikhar and that changed our lives. We had attended several lectures and speaker events in college before but this was different. This gave us a new positive outlook in life and filled us with enthusiasm and energy to achieve greater heights.

The sessions and workshops instilled in us the confidence that helped us to go live on-air on ‘Youth Junction’ show on Radio Madhuban. Today we have set our goals and are ready to take the leap.

Shikhar

Empowering youth to excel Project Shikhar aims at youth skill and personality development by enabling them to recognize and harness their inner potential.

This endeavor offers them the competitive edge much needed in the modern age. It thus exposes them to a multitude of career opportunities and enhances their employability. Radio Madhuban launched this project to encourage the local youth of Abu to dream big and support them in their journey towards excellence in life.

Since the beginning, education has been a key focus area for Radio Madhuban. Over the years, several projects and village outreach programs have been successfully completed to cater to educational needs of youth. However, during community interactions, a need was felt to also introduce some learning tools that would encourage the youth to participate in community service and enable them to use the existing platforms for making a difference in their society.

For this project, Radio Madhuban team associated with a Delhi based entrepreneur Mr Ashish Ruwatia and created tools and learning modules that would encourage the youth to shine in life.

The team also shared inspiring stories, biographies and examples to motivate the youth to adopt a value-based living.

Several sessions on communication skills and presentation skills were also conducted to focus on smart learning.

In the pilot stage in July, Radio Madhuban organized a three hour workshop in Adarsh College on “Overcoming Limiting

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

Project Name

910 Impacted Poeple

32.9%

300 Girls Participated

12

Workshops Organized

67.1%

610 Boys Participated

The workshops included motivational talks, interactive activities and engaging sessions on success, time management, effective goal setting, building selfconfidence, designing the destiny and power of positive thoughts etc.

Belief System� which was attended by 120 students. This session ended with a Q&A round that added to the success of the session. The project was then scaled-up and a variety of sessions were organized in August and September in four more institutions namely Chartered Institute of Technology, St. Paul’s, SMCC College, and Madhav University. Students and faculty who attended the workshop had overwhelming and encouraging feedback for the project.

The project was so designed that each student attended at least three workshops on different topics. The students were positively impacted and always left with an enthralling energy to make a difference in their lives.

This has helped to not only enhance the employability of Abu Road college students but also prepare them to confidently face interviews and competitive exams with a positive attitude.

Team Radio Madhuban during a workshop in Adarsh College, Abu Road.

Shikhar

Organized By

RAdio Madhuban In Association With

Local Colleges

Start Date

July 23, 2015 End Date

Sep 1, 2015 Focus Area

Youth Skill Development

Target Group

College Students Colleges Covered

5

Format Used

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Hamari Sarkar Hamare Adhikar

Strengthening democracy and governance at the grassroots Narrowcasting in Community

Formative Research Survey

Program Launching

Mahikheda, Abu Road

Kyariya Village, Abu Road

Chandela Village, Abu Road

Case Story

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e are housewives from Mahikheda village and engage in farming during the day with our husbands. Our village is un-electrified, lacks easy access to drinking water and is not connected to other villages by road.

We complained several times about this dire situation to the Sarpanch but in vain. In fact, the villagers also face an accute alcohol menace but the authorities do not take action against it. Earlier, we were unaware of PESA Act and did not know it is applicable to our village.

After the narrowcasting programs done by Radio Madhuban, we realized that all our problems can be solved by forming a Gram Sabha. This is also the key to village development and social progress in the region. We also attended the model Panchayat session organized

by Radio and are now working towards building a Gram Sabha in Mahikheda.

Radio Madhuban launched a community intervention titled “Hamari Sarkar Hamare Adhikar� (Our Government Our Rights) revolving around the concepts of democracy, accountability, citizenship and public participation in governance. Focused on spreading awareness about Rights and entitlement for the tribal community in Abu Road, this project aims to enhance pluralism and strengthen democracy in the community.

Ideosync Media Combine selected Radio Madhuban among 20 CRs from India to receive a small grant to support this local social intervention.

Abu is a region with about 70% tribal population and the lack of access to information presents a tremendous challenge to creating an environment where individuals can practise active citizenship and create a truly vibrant democratic society. Based on the formative research, including nine in-depth interviews and seven focus group discussions at Kyariya village, the team at Radio Madhuban decided to act and advance the benefits of the PESA Act, the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act of 1996 to the local community.

Detailed quantitative research conducted on 250 families spread across 12 villages to prepare a baseline study revealed that over 80% of the tribal people are absolutely unaware of the provisions of the PESA and about 20% have only a little knowledge about it. No doubt that illiteracy and poverty have severely impacted the region by keeping it isolated from the process of development.

The team designed and produced 14 episodes of a magazine show consisting of a skit, songs and interviews based on stories collected from the community that were broadcast twice a week from 22nd September onwards.

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Project Name

2 Community Research 9 Months of

7 Narrowcasting 25 Events Focus Group Discussions

30 Families 250 Surveyed Villages Covered

2200 Participated 35800 People

83%

1826 Women Participated

In-Depth Interviews

People Impacted

17%

374 Men Participated

HAmari Sarkar HamarE Adhikar

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Radio MAdhuban

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IDEOsync Media Combine Start Date

Jan 7, 2015 This project was supported by UNDEF for strengthening democracy.

Over 60 villagers attended the program, along with Block Coordinating Officer Virender Triedi in Chandela village, organized to announce the broadcast of this show. Different elements of the PESA Act and scenarios where it can be implemented to solve a local issue were included in these episodes.

To enhance the impact, 18 narrowcasting events were organized in five villages after the on-air broadcast. Two in-depth interviews and four focus group discussions were conducted to gauge the impact of the project. Over 150 villagers attended the mega community program and workshop was organized in Mahikheda village of Bahadur Panchayat. A group of local women performed a skit ‘Rashan Ki Dukan’. In the workshop, the participants were given different problems like illegal sale of alcohol, imposition of social penalty in case of accidental death (Mautana Pratha) and learnt to solve them innovatively using PESA Act. This Project had a huge impact on the community and their understanding of PESA

End Date

Feb, 2016 Focus Area

Tribal Rights Target Group

Tribal Community Villages Covered

30 Format Used

RJ Usha doing a survey for quantitave research for the project in Manpur Village

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Fighting For Social Justice

A movement against Live-in Relationships

Program for Govt. School Girls

Community Program

Program for Local Women

Badli Village, Udaipur

Mamer Village, Udaipur

Chandela Village, Abu Road

Case Story

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am Hokli Bai from Mamer village. Child marriage is a custom in our village that has adverse effects on our lives.

I eloped with a young boy during a local fair when I was 12 years old. My first child was born when I was only 14.

Elders and family members not only support this tradition but also merrily participate in ceremonies to engage in drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco. I had to go through a lot of difficulties and struggled to sustain my family. It put a lot of emotional, physical and psychological stress on us.

After the outreach programs organized by Radio Madhuban, I realized that I must help spread this message among the community and share my experience to motivate others to not fall prey to this system. My elder son is in 12th standard and I am happy that he is focused to make a career. My family wanted to marry him when he was young, but I stopped him from getting married early.

The tribal communities of Abu have nurtured some old traditions that are hampering the morals and values of the entire community. Volunteers of Radio Madhuban brought to light the prevalent practice of live-in relationships in the region. In many villages it is common for a young boy, still in his teens, to marry an even younger girl, only to have physical relations. In most cases, the boy soon leaves the girl with a baby and takes up a job in the city and marries again. And surprisingly, families turn a blind eye to this custom.

A campaign was launched to address this grave issue and sensitize the local people about ill-effects of child marriage and live-in relations. Our community resource person, Vinod, who is our volunteer RJ and part of Community Projects team, immediately initiated public discussions in small groups with young people in different villages.

Social media was used to reach out to the people of the region and share news about these programs and awareness about the issue at hand. A lot of people connected with our team and requested that programs be conducted in their village through social media.

The campaign included community engagement at all stages of execution and implementation to maximize the impact. The first program was organized in Kotada, Udaipur, on 4th March 2015 in which about 70 villagers, members of the Panchayat and several students of Govt. Secondary School participated. The damaging consequences of early marriage and unprotected sexual relations were stressed upon and the implications of the trend of live-in relations were also discussed.

Some inspired young students present there motivated the villagers to put an end to this unjust practice.

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Project Name

3120 Impacted 720 Broadcasting Villagers

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780 Participated People

66%

520 Women Participated

34%

260 Men Participated

The news about the campaign spread in surrounding villages and team Radio Madhuban was invited to organize the second program under this campaign in Mamer Panchayat of Kotda village. Despite opposition and resistance from the local community and family and friends at times, the team at Radio Madhuban was successful in motivating several young individuals.

Our team organized seven outreach programs in Girwar Panchayat, Chandela village, Kankariya village and Bahadurpura village.

Witnessing the effectiveness of these programs, Child Protection Officer at Seva Nidhi Foundation in Palanpur, Mr Ramesh Pataliya invited our team to organize a program at Mandaliya Village.

During these events, several people came forward to discuss their stories and personal experiences with early marriage and the trend of live-in relations. Many social activists and active young individuals connected with Radio Madhuban to end this unjust practice. In fact, people’s constant support shaped this campaign into a movement that not only addressed issues of child marriage and livein relations, but also stressed on women empowerment and family values.

A young couple that attended our outreach programs and shared their experience in Kankariya Village

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Fighting for social justice Organized By

Radio Madhuban In Association With

Local Community Start Date

March 4, 2015 End Date

June 4, 2015 Focus Area

Social Evils Target Group

Tribal Community

Villages Covered

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Format Used

Community Events

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Safar Apne Shahar Ka

The first ever documentary of evolution of Abu In-depth Interview

Community Research

In-depth Interview

Kivarli Village, Abu Road

Brahma Swaroop Bhatnagar, Abu Road

Siyava, Abu Road

Radio Madhuban created history by broadcasting the first ever documentary on the history and evolution of Abu Road.

Senior journalist and publisher of local newspaper “Guru Shikhar Times“, Mr K.K. Mishra, commended Radio Madhuban’s efforts of producing such a detailed account of the region’s past.

In an effort to share stories of incidents that took place in the mountainous realms of Abu during the freedom movement with the young generation of today, Radio Madhuban set out to produce the first ever radio documentary of the evolution of Abu, an account from pre-independence to the modern age.

The Indian history of independence and tales of its rich cultural heritage are famous in all parts of the world. Indian struggle for freedom from British rule was truly a unique movement of united action that has shaped the country’s modern landscape. This freedom struggle is well documented and studied as a national movement towards a collective future, but the effort and contribution of people in small pocket cities like Abu go largely unnoticed by the masses. In fact, the role of Abu in the Indian freedom struggle and its evolution from the pre-historic era to the modern day is only known to a limited people and does not have a well-documented record.

This project was aimed at enabling the local youth to take pride in their city and its role in securing the freedom the country enjoys today. Team Radio Madhuban worked tirelessly to collect personal and authentic accounts from people who were present when all this happened and those who could provide useful knowledge of the early life of people of Abu. The team conducted in-depth interviews with senior citizens, journalists, local authorities and historians who offered meaningful information about the daily affairs of Abu in the early days. The team also visited ancient sites and old monuments in the surrounding villages to gather facts and stories about them. Several elements of qualitative and quantitative research were incorporated to streamline data and verify the findings.

Two months of dedicated effort and collective research led to the production of the first ever radio documentary of the evolution of Abu. This was broadcast as a special show on the Independence Day of India.

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

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2 Community Interns Start Date

june 19, 2015

End Date

Aug 15, 2015 Focus Area

History of Abu Road Villages Covered

Siyava, Abu Road, Kui, KIvarli, Karoli

Sunte Raho, Muskurate Raho

Increasing Radio Awareness through Narrowcasting

Narrowcasting Events Danvav

1000

Listeners Impacted

11

Recording Events

1200 Participants 5 Events

Narrowcasting

During this project, our team met with young children and adults from tribal families and recorded their songs, stories, poems and conversation to broadcast on radio.

Kyara

In an attempt to increase awareness about the presence of Radio in the community, Radio Madhuban launched a project on the World Radio Day that included recording of community voice for broadcasting and narrowcasting to engage people in the activities of Radio.

On 13th February, team Radio Madhuban educated the local community about the importance of media and especially radio in life. Celebrations were organized in Govt. Upper Primary School, Manpur, to encourage students to listen to radio and gain valuable information on matters of daily significance. A puppet show was organized by the team on the theme of ‘Community Radio Station’ and all the villagers present enjoyed watching the show. The aim of these activities was to spread awareness about Radio Madhuban and also bring the community closer to its team. Radio awareness campaign was organized in Khedat village to include the community members in the process of development through radio shows and programs.

Our team continued with this effort and went to different schools in Danvav, Umarni, Ore, Mudarla, Kyara, Amthala, Panduri and Karoli villages to record community voice. Many young children recorded their songs and stories in local language. This gave a platform to the community to showcase their talents and creativity. During these visits, several new listeners connected with our team and shared their love for the radio. The recordings were edited and broadcast on radio. During the same time, our team went to schools and villages again to also narrowcast the same show.

Children were very excited to listen to their recordings on radio.

Teachers also use Radio programs to enhance the general knowledge of their students. This initiative increased awareness about the radio and also connected many new listeners with the station.

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Oct 12, 2015 Focus Area

Radio Awareness Villages Covered

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Project Axshya A Tuberculosis-free nation

Awareness Program for Kids

Students During Skit

Program Launching

Kothumiya Phali, Abu Road

Mordu, Abu Road

Chandela, Abu Road

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People Participated

68%

241 Women Participated

32%

130 Men Participated

Our team also encouraged students from local colleges to come together to support this cause.

They prepared a street play about TB. This was a key attraction for villagers during outreach programs in which the Sarpanch and other villagers participated in large numbers

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To make Abu Tuberculosis-free, Radio Madhuban partnered with a Chennai based organization REACH to join its initiative Axshya. The project was aimed at improving community awareness of Tuberculosis (TB) through the production and broadcast of effective and accurate episodes on various TB-related themes.

Over the years, Radio’s partnerships with local hospitals for awareness drives in villages and associations with medical colleges in the region to engage young doctors and nurses in community service have brought out a significant improvement in the level of health of the local people. However, the local society faces a constant challenge of widespread addiction and alcoholism that has hindered its progress.

During an outreach program, the volunteers of Radio Madhuban realized that the villagers enjoy and freely engage in smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol in public gatherings and community events. Addiction is also on an all-time rise in the region. The impecunious masses often turn to cheap local drugs and fall prey to fatal illnesses. Several cases of tuberculosis have been reported in the region along with cases of cancer and other diseases.

Taking a step forward, Radio Madhuban produced innovative and creative audio capsules and interviews that were broadcast between 1st January and 23rd February 2015. The team put in tremendous effort to produce content in a variety of formats like skits, drama, interviews and talk-shows in local languages about TB-related themes. Dr Vimla Tiwari from Mumbai and volunteers of DOT vaccine volunteered to help in the production of these audio capsules. The experiences of community members were also shared on-air to encourage listeners to give up drugs and tobacco.

Physician Dr. T N Singh from Ahmedabad and Dr Dewda of Mt. Abu were key resource persons for this project. Radio Madhuban also organized village outreach programs for spreading awareness about causes and preventive measures for TB with the support of Dr Kanak Srivastava of RNTCP. The use of audio visual aids to educate people about TB added value to these programs.

During this project, several TB related themes were touched including general information, causes, symptoms and preventive measures along with information about available medical support.

This project created a huge impact on the community. Several listeners calledin to pledge to give-up tobacco and alcohol and also spread awareness among their peers. A brief study conducted afterwards showed a large increase in the number of people who were aware about TB.

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RM Anniversary, Conference Hall Republic Day from Community Man Ki Baat, PM Modi LIVE

International Marathon Hamara Abu, Municipality, Mt. Abu

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Vidhik Karyakram, Abu Road Ramleea on Dussehra

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Teachers Day show by Prime Minister & President

World AIDS Day from Community

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Radio Madhuban is nurturing young enterprising leaders with a strong moral foundation by engaging them in community service and inspiring them to make a difference.

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What makes us strong Annual Celebrations 2014 Team Radio Madhuban Radio Jockeys Interns People in Spotlight

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Annual Celebrations 2014

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM celebrated its 4th annual day on 19th January, 2015 with the theme “Khushi” in Shantivan Complex of the Brahma Kumaris in Abu Road with over 1,500 guests from the local community.

This event was an accolade to all the people who have made this progress possible with their sheer commitment and charging enthusiasm.

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Chief guest Mr Debabrat Das, Joint Secretary, Niti Ayog, and guest of honor Ms Hamsika Iyer, Bollywood singer, graced the occasion with their presence. Mr Manohar Vishnoi, BDO, Abu Road, Mr Suresh Thinger, Municipal Chairman, Mt. Abu, and Justice V. Eswaraiah, Honorable Chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes, were also present to mark the momentous occasion.

Students from local schools and colleges gave a variety of scintillating cultural performances.

A group of young musicians took advantage of the platform and gave their first live stage performance.

As part of the celebrations, different competitions were organized in the community like speech competition, ‘Just a minute’ and a quiz for farmers. To recognize their contribution

and encourage the community heroes, Radio Madhuban awarded the ‘Ashta Ratan’ trophies to eight people for their exceptional efforts.

Exhibition and information stalls on water conservation, energy conservation and de-addiction were put up to spread awareness among the community. The entire program was broadcast live on Radio Madhuban & Peace of Mind TV Channel. Those who could not be part of the celebrations enjoyed it live on radio and sent messages to the studio.

Team Radio Madhuban

Yashwant Patil Station Manager

Tulsi Chattwani Programme Head

Krishnaveni Katakam Production Head

Rohit Gupta Technical Head

Raghav Chawla Media & Design Head

Pabitra Mallik Production Coordinator

Subhashree Behera Programme Scheduler

Simanchal Choudhuary Audio Editor

Hrishikesh Angadi Photography & Video

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Radio Jockeys RJ Dharmistha

Food for the mind

Breakfast Show

RJ Shrinidhi

RJ Usha

Women Empowerment

Aashiyana

Youth Empowerment

RJ Prabha

Aapki Baat Vivek Ke Sath

Bedtime Stories

Good Night with Dadi Maa

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

RJ Sudha

Listener’s Choice

RJ Sawarnlata

Old Classics

Trane Naye Purane

RJ Mona

Weekend Breakfast Show

RJ Subhalaxami

Good Morning Abu

Value based Entertainment

RJ Geeta

RJ Bhakti

Music & Culture

Sangeet ki Duniya

Panditayin

Amrutdhara

Rj Vishal

Mehfil

Jiyo Zindagi

Community Poem

Ghazals and Indian Classics

Khushi Ke Nagme

Nayi Kiran

RJ Vivek

RJ Vinod

Youth Junction

Suprabhat

RJ Swaranjeet

Youth Leadership

RJ Gyaneshwar

Essence of Devotion

For Children

RJ Satakshi

Udaan Kids Special

RJ Vedant

RJ Prince

For Children

Udaan

Interns Radio Madhuban selected two students of mass communication course Abhishek of Agrasen College, Raipur, and Nikita of Pacific College, Udaipur to do an internship with an aim to train them in community broadcasting and radio station management. They helped our Community Development Team in the ‘Safar Apne Shahar Ka’ project to expand our outreach.

Nikita

Abhishek

People In Spotlight Nisha

Graphic Designer

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Sangeet ki Duniya

Harish Vaidy Sehaj Swasthya

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Radio Madhuban is fighting social evils and promoting value-based community living in Abu to nurture households.

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Our Well Wishers Radio Madhuban has proved to be a highly successful vehicle for carrying spiritual entertainment, music, information and education to the tribal areas and a wide range of rural areas in Rajasthan, in particular, but even further out. It really is wonderful to have such a dedicated team that constantly desires to do a little more for the community. Not many people are willing to make a commitment in this way. Radio Madhuban has now completed five years of operations and may it continue to serve in this way! All our very good wishes are with you! I am sure the outreach will be to more and more communities and individuals will take a huge amount of benefit.

BK Jayanti European Director, Brahma Kumaris

Radio Madhuban has greatly influenced the life-style of the Indian rural community, particularly in Rajasthan. While promoting values, peace and harmony in the society, it has also brought awareness about critical matters like child marriage, girl education, governance and addiction.

Its rigorous campaigns have led to a positive change in the community. The music and shows broadcasted on Radio Madhuban have ignited young minds and I wish that Radio Madhuban continues its invaluable services to Abu.

BK Mruthyunjaya Executive Secretary, Brahma Kumaris & Vice-Chairperson, Education Wing

Radio Madhuban has been promoting several development initiatives in the local community through its dedicated efforts. The entire team of Radio Madhuban has been actively taking up new tasks for upliftment of Abu Road society. On behalf of the entire team of Godlywood studio, I congratulate Radio Madhuban on completing four years of service and extend our support and cooperation for future activities.

B.K. Harilal Bhanushali Executive Director, Godlywood Studio, Abu Road

I wish that Radio Madhuban is successful in effectively creating an impact in the local community through its dedicated efforts. The team is doing commendable work by uplifting values and morals in society. Radio has something for everyone. In these years, it has become the key to solving problems of the community, light for every shadow of evil practices and relief from sorrow of loss for people. I wish the team a very best for future.

B.K. Vijayan Madhu Engineering Company Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM

I had the pleasant experience of visiting Radio Madhuban studios this year. Radio Madhuban is constantly striving to bond with the local community and to cater to their needs. The spiritual guidance given by Bramha Kumaris institution is well known to the world. The efforts of the Radio team are laudable. The dynamism shown by the young staff members at the studios is worthy of appreciation. I wish them all the success.

Dr R A Padmanabha Rao Rtd. Additional Director General, Doordarsan, New Delhi

I am extremely happy to note that Radio Madhuban is completing five years of service to society in and around Abu. The station has come a long way and a lot of local community is being engaged by the station in its programs. Even the physically-challenged, including the visually-challenged, find their due place in Radio Madhuban. I hope that their experience does not end in just empowering the local community but is useful to all community radio stations in India. Looking forward to the day when Radio Madhuban becomes a household name in the CR sector.

Dr. R. Sreedher Media expert and Community Radio Practitioner, New Delhi

Kisan Sanchar’s noble mission of a climate smart village project got wings after joining hands with Radio Maduban. We acknowledge the kind support of Radio Maduban for providing free airtime using which Kisan Sanchar is able to broadcast content related to weather, agriculture and grassroots innovations. We wish a great success to Radio Maduban and its entire team for helping farmers by providing knowledge-based radio programs that enhance knowledge networking among them. We are thankful to Radio Maduban Community Society for helping Kisan Sanchar by sharing its resources for serving the farmers at large.

Kamal Jeet Director, Kisan Sanchar, New Delhi

I had the opportunity to visit the studios of Radio Madhuban several times during the year gone by. The sincerity, dedication, knowledge and creativity of your team and technological advancements of the studios are especially commendable. Radio Madhuban is a role model for every other community radio in the country. I wish that Radio Madhuban continues to scale new heights and set glorious traditions of community service.

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As co-learners in the journey to continuously improve our services to bring about social change, it gives us immense pleasure to have been associated with you and the CR movement in the country. Radio Madhuban’s focus on education, sustainable development, women and youth empowerment are appreciable and an inspiration to Bol Hyderabad. Best wishes on completing yet another year of successful community broadcasting and let’s both continue to create waves!

B Naveen Sen Radio Station Coordinator, Bol Hyderabad 90.4 FM Hyderabad

Best wishes to the team of Radio Madhuban 90.4 at entering their sixth year of broadcasting as a community radio. I am sure that the service that Radio Madhuban has done during the past five years has shaped the team well to make its projects and programs more effective and meaningful for the community. Congratulations on your achievements so far and I wish that it should continues and extends further towards the community.

James Rajasekaran.E Station Manager, Pard Vaanoli 91.2 Mhz. Tamil Nadu

We, the entire Radio Brahmaputra team, offer our best wishes to Radio Madhuban on this great moment of celebration. Hope the station will continue its journey by creating an example for upcoming community radio stations and provide meaningful services to society and the nation.

Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan Station Manager, Brahmaputra Radio, Assam

I congratulate Team Radio Madhuban for giving a voice to the local community and contributing to the movement of community development. Radio Madhuban’s work as a media center for information and entertainment is noteworthy along with its projects for development of tribal community. May you continue to make a difference through the positive changes you create.

Yuvraj Station Manager, Vasundhara Vahini Radio, Maharashtra

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Congratulations on completing five years of enlightening, entertaining and multidimensional community service. All shows broadcasted on Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM are interesting and attractive. I give my best wishes to the entire team of Radio Madhuban to achieve paramount success and become an excellent paradigm of dignified mass communication.

Rajendra Kumar Sharma Block Elementary Education Officer, Abu Road

It’s been a wonderful association which the St. John’s School family has shared with 90.4 FM Radio Madhuban. I sincerely appreciate the contribution and commitment of their utmost professional team who always shares a positive exposure with the listeners. The efforts put in by this Community Radio for designing apt and useful on-air shows has helped raise awareness on important social issues among people from all walks of society. The involvement of the public for the various programs has also been remarkable. May 90.4 FM Radio Madhuban continue to spread peace among the community though its future programs also.

K A Shyam Kumar Director, St. John’s School, Abu Road

It gives me immense happiness and joy to congratulate Radio Madhuban on completing its 5th year of operation. Radio Madhuban has not only undertaken several impactful projects but also established a strong connection with the local community. Its aspiration to promote social well-being of people and help them come out of the cocoon of backwardness and stagnation is praise worthy. Radio Madhuban has also been associated with our institution at various events and has provided a platform to our students to showcase their skills. I wish the team a glorious future and hope that they continue to promote national unity, harmony and peace.

Kishore Gandhi Director, Chartered Institute of Technology, Abu Road

We have taken so many efforts to improve our students’ capabilities. However, it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of Radio Madhuban. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the dedicated team of Radio Madhuban for giving us such attention and time. Our gratitude and appreciation also go to the enthusiastic team of Radio Madhuban that has willingly helped our students with their knowledge.

Amitesh Saxena Adarsh College of Professional Studies, Abu Road

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This year Radio Madhuban focused on the following areas of social development: Education Social Evils Art & Culture Human Rights Values & Morals Health & Hygiene Youth Leadership De-addiction Women Empowerment Sustainable Development Governance & Democracy Children Personality Development Women in villages still walk for miles to collect drinking water. Lack of toilets is also a challenge for the community. In 2016, Radio Madhuban will try to address these problems and find innovative solutions to promote sustainable development in Abu.

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On-Air Timetable Programs on weekdays

Monday to Friday

6:00 to 7:00 am Suprabhat

7:00 to 10:00 am Nayi Kiran

10:00 to 11:30 am Aashiyana

11:30 to 12:00 noon Awakening with Brahma Kumaris

12:00 to 1:00 pm Repition of Weekend Programs

1:00 to 4:00 pm Udaan

4:00 to 5:30 pm Jiyo Zindagi

5:30 to 6:00 pm Youth Junction

6:00 to 7:00 pm Filler

7:00 to 8:00 pm Mera Gaon Mera Anchal

8:00 to 10:00 pm Khushi ke Nagmein

10:00 to 10:30 pm Goodnight with Dadi Maa

Weekend programs

Saturdays

6:00 to 7:00 am Amritdhara

7:00 to 9:00 am Good Morning Abu

9:00 to 11:00 am Aashiyana

11:00 to 12:00 noon Panditayin

12:00 to 1:00 pm Rhythm of Life

1:00 to 1:30 pm Vishwa Darshan

1:30 to 2:00 pm Opno Samaj

2:00 to 4:00 pm Udaan Kids Special

4:00 to 5:00 pm Vishesh Mulakat

5:00 to 5:30 pm Career Options

5:30 to 6:00 pm Kanun ki Baat

6:00 to 7:00 pm Jankari Express

7:00 to 8:00 pm Mera Gaon Mera Anchal/ Hamara Abu

8:00 to 9:00 pm Aapki Baat Vivek ke Sath

9:00 to 10:00 pm Tarane Naye Purane

Weekend programs

Sundays

6:00 to 7:00 am Amrutdhara

7:00 to 9:00 am Good Morning Abu

9:00 to 10:00 am Aapka Swasthya Aapke Hath

10:00 to 11:00 am Vande Mataram

11:00 to 12:00 noon Panditayin

12:00 to 12:30 pm Sangeet ki Duniya

12:30 to 1:00 pm Vishwa Darshan

1:00 to 2:00 pm Salaam-E-Zindagi

2:00 to 4:00 pm udaan Kids Special

4:00 to 5:00 pm Spotlight Values

5:00 to 6:00 pm Samay ki Maang

6:00 to 7:00 pm Filler

7:00 to 8:00 pm Mera Gaon Mera Anchal

8:00 to 9:30 pm Mehfil

9:30 to 10:00 pm Opno Samaj

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