Thematic Paper Sessions

• Community Media / Radio
  
  1. Sweta Singh- "Community video for empowering women Panchayat leaders in villages/towns of Bihar: Prospects and problems"
  2. Dr. Kanchan K. Malik- "Community Media: Potential and possibilities for Social Change"
  3. S Hemamalini and I. Arul Aram- "Campus Community Radio Stations in Chennai-A Listenership Survey"
  4. Atul Sharma- "Community Radio and Livelihood: A study in remote hills of Uttaranchal"
  5. Kosala Keerthirathne - "Kothmale community radio and its role as a provider of mobile media technology to the rural poor."
  6. Srinivas Bangaru & Veena Yamini - Community Media model in Rural Andhra Pradesh'
  Discussant: Seema Nair
  
  
• Governance, Democracy & Culture
  
  1. Snehasis Sur - "Media Utilization in Development Communication"
  2. Govind Dhaske & Mr. Somdutta Nhavakar - Documenting the Socio-Cultural Expression of Rural Communities for Religious Harmony: Learning Avenue for Multicultural Global Citizenship"
  3. Dr. E. Satya Prakash - "'Mediating' the Budget - Consequences for Development"
  4. Uma Maheswari. P. - "The role of Makkal Television in promoting Tamil Culture"
  5. Saima Saeed - "Media Ecology, Globalisation and Development Communication"
  6. Nalin Bharti - "Will a common telecom-market make a more communicative South Asia?"
  7. Lubana Khan - "Aangan ke paar ('beyond the courtyard') - a platform for unheard women's voices"
  Discussant - Prof B P Sanjay