TV special: “John McLaughlin backstage” (28. Mai / 7. Juli 2008)

World Class Artist des RockJazz, Fusion zu Gast bei TideTV…

“IMC – India meets Classic” ist bei TideRadio 96.0 (mit Erstsendung in 11/2005) die einzige Radiosendung zur indischen Musikkultur im gesamtdeutschsprachigen Raum, und produzierte nun für TIDETV sein erstes TV special: “John McLaughlin backstage”.

Sendetermin: 7. Juli 2008 – 20:30 Uhr (MESZ) bei TideTV
(Wie, wann und wo kann ich Tide empfangen?)

Das 28-minütige Feature präsentiert einen der grössten und einflussreichsten (Rock-Jazz-)Gitarristen unserer Zeit. John McLaughlin ist seit 1969 mit dem legendären Jazztrompeter Miles Davis und dem “who’s who” der internationalen Musikerszene zugange.

IMC OnAir - IMCRadio.net presents... TV special "

Das Trio mit Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia und John McLaughlin und “Friday Night in SanFrancisco” stellt nur einen der vielen Meilensteine dieses Ausnahmemusikers dar.

Bereits seit den 70erJahren ist er durch seine weltweit bekannten Formation “Shakti” und “The Mahavishnu Orchester” mit der indischen Musikultur befasst.

John’s neue Projekte “Miles from India” (Weltpremiere: 9. Mai 2008 – N.Y.), die CD-Release “Floating Point” (März 2008), eine vollständige indische Produktion hochkarätiger Jazz-/fusion-Musik und die herausragende DVD “Meeting of the Minds” zum “making of” von John’s neuester CD sind Gegenstand des Interviews von “IMC – India meets Classic”.

Das Interview fand in der FABRIK (Hamburg-Altona) bei John’s Konzert am 28. Mai mit seiner Formation “The 4th Dimensions” statt.

TUTZINGER ETHIK APPELL (Fair-Radio.net)

fair-radio.net:
TUTZINGER ETHIK APPELL – für ein glaubwürdiges Radio (s. Original).

In Radioprogrammen wird heute nicht selten getrickst und betrogen, werden Hörer bei Gewinnspielen an der Nase herumgeführt und in Informationssendungen für dumm verkauft.
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Fair-Radio.net (Logo 2008)

Wir – kritische Hörfunkjournalistinnen und –journalisten – fordern daher, die Glaubwürdigkeit unseres Mediums wieder zu stärken. Nur ein Radio, das seine Hörer nicht belügt wird als Medium im digitalen Zeitalter bestehen können!
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Hiermit rufen wir alle Kolleginnen und Kollegen in privaten und öffentlich-rechtlichen Sendern auf, folgende Leitlinien zu unterstützen und umzusetzen:
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1. Recherche muss vor Schnelligkeit gehen.
2. Es wird nichts vorgegaukelt, was nicht tatsächlich so ist (der Reporter, der angeblich vom Ort des Geschehens berichtet, tatsächlich aber im Studio sitzt; der Verkehrsreporter, der vorgibt, aus einem Verkehrsflieger zu berichten)
3. Was nicht wirklich live ist, wird auch nicht als live verkauft.
4. PR-Beiträge gehören in den Werbeblock und nicht ins redaktionelle Programm.
5. Nachrichtensendungen werden nicht vorher aufgezeichnet.
6. Mogeleien bei Gewinnspielen sind tabu.

Ein glaubwürdiges Qualitäts-Radio muss wieder unser Ziel sein !

Ein „FAIR RADIO“ sind wir uns und vor allem unseren Hörerinnen und Hörern schuldig !

Teilnehmer der Tagung „Radio Zukunft 2010“, organisiert von der Akademie für politische Bildung, Tutzing, und der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn.

UNTERZEICHNER
(Auswahl)

RADIOMACHER ( Auswahl / 22.07.2008 )

• Gerald Bader, Student, Schnaittach
• Frank Berge, freier Hörfunkjournalist, Langgöns
• Christine Bertels, Medienpädagogin, Münster
• Tommi Bollmann, Chefredakteur, Kleve
• Ricky Breitengraser, Chefredakteur, Moderator, Producer, Berlin
• Jürgen Christ, freier Journalist, Hamburg
• Michael Diers, geschäftsführender Redaktionsleiter Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven
• Claudia Fischer, Freie Journalistin in Bielefeld und Edinburgh/Schottland, Bielefeld
• Max Foerster, Moderator und Redakteur, Ingolstadt
• Jan Garvert, Reporter, Bensheim
• Stefan Gerich, Regionalkorrespondent, Wiesbaden
• Wolf Heiko, Journalist, Berlin
• Paul Hornow, Journalist, Berlin
• Beatrice Hyder, Deutsche Welle, Bonn
• Ruth Jakoby, Redakteurin, Ammerbuch
• Martin Karlik, Redakteur, Nachrichtensprecher, Promomanager, Přelouč
• Georg Kettenbohrer, Freier Journalist, Laaber
• Hartmut Keweloh, Koordination, Eschwege
• Martin Knabenreich, Chefredakteur, Bielefeld
• Andreas Knedlik, Elektroniker, Utting
• Yvonne Koch, freie Hörfunkjournalistin, Frankfurt
• Jürgen Kolb, Nachrichtenmanagement/Sprecher, Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt, Frankfurt
• Sandra Kolnik, Freie Hörfunk-Journalistin, Gerlingen
• Thomas Korte, Regionalkorrespondent, Korbach
• Michael Lawton, Freier Journalist, Köln
• Knut Lehn-Galden, Dipl.-Soz./Hörfunkredakteur (SWR), Tübingen
• Renate Lenhardt, freie Hörfunkjournalistin, Weil am Rhein
• Tobias Lübben, Freier Hörfunkjournalist, Frankfurt
• Sandra Müller, freie Hörfunkjournalistin, Tübingen
• Horst Müller, Professor für Redaktionspraxis, Hochschule Mittweida
• Lothar J.R. Maier, Produzent, Moderator u. Kulturjournalist von “IMC – India meets Classic” und “Indian E-music” (Haussender: TIDE 96.0, Hamburg)
• Ulrike Mix, freie Journalistin, Tübingen
• Matthias Morr, Journalist, Moderator, Hamburg
• Marius – Dieter Noetzel, Chefredakteur, Herford
• Mike Novani, Hörfunk-Redakteur / Redaktionsleitung Radio Galaxy, Ingolstadt
• Franz Obermayr, Mediengestalter, München
• Oliver Pritzkow, Medienjournalist, Podcaster, Dozent, Berlin
• Werner Reinke, Moderator, Kronberg
• Milan Rokytka, Leiter Radio Halo Futura (RHF), Prag
• Michael Schilling, freier Journalist, Düsseldorf
• Peter Schwarz, Student/freier Mod., HT Kerkrade
• Inge Seibel-Müller, Freie Journalistin, Stephanskirchen
• Udo Seiwert – Fauti, freier Korrespondent, Achern – Wagshurst
• Dieter Sirozynski, Lehrredakteur, Berlin
• Alexander Stein, Moderator bei Radio Flora, Hannover, Hannover
• Christian Susanka, Redakteur, Tuebingen
• Gabriel Gerd Wedam, Producer für DREI RCC, Sankt Veit an der Glan
• Marcus Wegner M.A., Freier Journalist, Autor, Freudenberg

RADIOHÖRER ( Auswahl / 22.07.2008 )

• Oliver Baumgärtel, Systemanalytiker, München
• Anita Bayreuter, Kurierfahrerin, Bayreuth
• Gudrun Delgado, Personalfachkauffrau, Schwalbach
• Regina Dietzold, Initiatorin der HÖRSTURZ Interessengemeinschaft für Bremer Radiokultur, Bremen
• Herbert FOERSTER, unabh. Wirtschaftsberater, Plauen / Vogtl.
• Daniel Große, freier Journalist und Redakteur für radionews.de, Taucha
• Sören Harder, Student, Landau
• Malah Helman, Schauspielerin, Berlin
• Thomas Hnyk, Verwaltungsfachangestellter, Mittweida
• Guido Hoheisel, Portfoliomanager, Berlin
• Joachim Israel, Elektrotechniker, Boppard
• Helmut Jahns, freiber. Softwareentwickler, Hannover
• Pickl Jürgen, Angestellter, München
• Walter Kalweit, Schriftführer und Pressewart, Frankfurt
• Nico Krüger, angehende Studentin, Berlin
• Ralf Larwig, Angestellter, Rodenbach
• Kai-Uwe Laubach, Redakteur, Leipzig
• Micha Metzler, Angestellter, Korbach
• Dr. Bernhard Mittermaier, Chemiker und Bibliothekar, Mönchengladbach
• Minh Nguyen, Student, Aschaffenburg
• Steffen Persiel, Student, Himbergen
• Olaf Posdzech, Heilpraktiker, Berliln
• Bernd Reiher, Musiker/Redakteur freies Radio, Leipzig
• Bertold Runge, MainzerMedienDisput, Mainz
• Thomas Sachs, Student, Plauen
• Christian Schabronath, Selbständiger, Lindau
• Dr. Michael Schröder, Dozent Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, Tutzing
• Hans Steiger, freier Journalist, Fischenthal
• LAM THAI, Techniker, AURICH
• Johannes Thalhammer, Student, München
• Christian Tillmann, suchend, Hamburg
• Alexander Voß, Verlagskaufmann/Student, Hamburg
• Rainer Wilk, Dipl.-Psychologe, Braunfels
• Martin Zint, Journalist, Mühltal

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Raga CDs of the months (07/08): RAGAMALIKAS… Compositions in South Indian Classics

Ragamalika means “Garland of Ragas” in it’s literary sense. It is a very popular composition form of South Indian Classics, the Carnatic music. The music system of Indian Classics exhibits thousands of raga scales and hundreds of rhythm circles, the tala-s. Many composers of the Indian classical period were concerned with this broad field and a created a multiplicity of so called ragamalika compositions.

The ragamalika-s are delightful compositions. A ragamalika consists of different raga-s; gentle and melodious flow of the music, from one raga to the next. The selection of the raga-s and their arrangement in a ragamalika composition are based simply on aesthetic considerations.

date of broadcasting: 1st July 2008 – 09:00 p.m. (MESTZ)
(2nd date of broadcasting: 3rd July 2008 – 03:00 a.m. (MESTZ))
broadcasting plan | streaming (Internet Radio & Mobile Radio) | podCast

In the Middle Ages of India the musical form of the ragamalika-s was well-known as Raga Kadambakam. Kadamba is a garland, twisted from different flowers.

Ragamalika Chakravarti ! – The King of the Ragamalika. – So Ramaswami Dikshitar could be called. This Indian composer lived from 1735 till 1817. R. Dikshitar made history as a proven expert in the composition of the longest Ragamalika-s. His texts (lyrics) of all his Ragamalika-s are in Telegu, the third biggest dravidic language of India, beside Hindi and Bengali.

Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776 – 1834)

The number of Ragas, which are used in an individual composition, can vary from two to 72. The longest composition consists of 108 Ragas, it’s the “Ashtottara Shata Raga Tala malika” of Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776-1834), son of Ramswami Dikshitar and member of the musical trinity of the South Indian Classsics (beside Tyagaraja and Syama Sastra).

Ramaswami Dikshitar’s ragamalika-s (selection)

• The ragamalika `Samajagamana ninnu korinadira‘ consists of 20 ragas, in the rhythm structure “Ad(h)i Tala” (8 beats). It is dedicated to King Amarasimhan, who was a Marahtta regent of Tanjavur.
• The ragamalika ‘Manasa Verutarula‘ consists of a set of 48 ragas, 8 beats (Ad(h)i Tala). It is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, a shape form of the Hindu Goddess Vishnu. Venkateswara is the destroyer of the human sins.

Prasanna (electric guitar) performs 14 raga ragamalika kriti (part 1)

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Prasanna (electric guitar) performs 14 raga ragamalika kriti (part 2)

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Raga CDs des Monats (07/08): RAGAMALIKA… Kompositionen in der südindischen Klassik

Ragamalika bedeutet im literarischen Sinne „Girlande von Ragas“. Es ist eine sehr populäre Kompositionsform der südindischen Musik, der karnatischen Musik.

Die Ragamalikas sind reizvolle Kompositionen, deren Teile sich aus verschiedenen Ragas zusammensetzen; ein sanftes und melodiöses Fliessen der Musik, von einem Raga zum nächsten. Die Auswahl der Ragas und ihre Anordnung in einer Ragamalika-Komposition, basiert einzig und allein auf ästhetischen Überlegungen.

date of broadcasting: 1st July 2008 – 09:00 p.m. (MESTZ)
(2nd date of broadcasting: 3rd July 2008 – 03:00 a.m. (MESTZ))
broadcasting plan | streaming (Internet Radio & Mobile Radio) | podCast

Im Mittelalter Indiens war die musikalische Form der Ragamalikas als Raga Kadambakam bekannt. Kadamba ist eine Girlande, geflochten aus verschiedenen Blumen.

Das System der karnatischen Musik weist tausende von Ragaskalen und hunderte von Rhythmikzirkel, den Tala-s auf. Viele Komponisten der indischen Klassik haben sich mit diesem weiten Feld befasst und eine Vielzahl von s.g. Ragamalikakompositionen geschaffen.

Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776 – 1834)

Der König der Ragamalika: „Ragamalika Chakravarti“ ! – So könnte Ramaswami Dikshitar genannt werden. Dieser indische Komponist lebte von 1735 bis 1817. R. Dikshitar geht in die Geschichte ein als ein ausgewiesener Könner in der Komposition der längsten Ragamalikas. Die Texte all seiner Ragamalikas verfasste er in Telegu, die drittgrösste dravidischen Sprache Indiens nach Hindi und Bengali.

Die Anzahl der Ragas, die in einem einzelnen Stück verwendet werden, kann von zwei bis 72, variieren. Die längste Komposition, die “Ashtottara Shata Raga-Tala malika“ von Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776-1834), Sohn von Ramswami Dikshitar und Mitglied des musikalischen Dreigestirns der südindischen Klasssik (neben Tyagaraja und Syama Sastra), besteht aus 108 Ragas.

Werke von Ramaswami Dikshitar (Auswahl)

• Die Ragamalika ‘Samajagamana ninnu korinadira’ setzt sich aus 20 Ragas zusammen,
  in der Rhythmus-Struktur “Ad(h)i Tala” (8 Schläge). Sie ist dem König Amarasimhan gewidmet.
  Er war Marahtta-Regent von Tanjavur.
• Die Ragamalika ‘Manasa Verutarula’ besteht aus einem Set von 48 Ragas, in einem
  8er-Beat (Ad(h)i Tala). Sie ist gewidmet Lord Venkateswara, eine Gestaltform des
  Hindugottes Vishnu. Venkateswara ist der Zerstörer der menschlichen Sünden.

Prasanna (electric guitar) performs 14 raga ragamalika kriti (part 1)

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Prasanna (electric guitar) performs 14 raga ragamalika kriti (part 2)

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Largest number of Kuchipudi Dancers-world record set…

CUPERTINO, Calif., USA–380 kuchipudi dancers set a world record for being the largest group of kuchipudi dancers performing continually for 8 1/2 minutes on a flat stage.

All the Kuchipudi Dancers flocked to Cupertino, not only to set a world record but for the world’s first international three-day kuchipudi convention, organized by Kuchibhotla’s group, Silicon Andhra.

Photo: Dancers flew in from Russia, India, Singapore, Germany,
England, Canada and all over the United States.

The dancers assembled Saturday at the behest of Anand Kuchibhotla, 46, a Silicon Valley Internet start-up company vice president, who says he grew up with kuchipudi dancing in his home state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India.

Kuchipudi dancing is a 1,000-year-old dance ritual born in Andhra Pradesh, deriving it’s name from a village there. Dancers often play Hindu gods and act out stories for their audiences, the newspaper said.

Kuchibhotla said anyone is invited to try to beat the Cupertino dancing numbers, but he warned that world record books will have a new entry at the next kuchipudi convention, planned for December 2010 in India. “That’s when we’re going to break the new record we just set,” he said.

(Source: June 25, 2008 – World Records Academy – www.worldrecordsacademy.org)

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: An open letter (from Germany) to the Prime Minister of India

Subhas Chandra Bose as the leader of INA. (Source: Wikipedia.org)

June 20, 2008 by vinayras

Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
Room No 152
South Block
New Delhi 110001

Dear Prime Minister,

After years of waiting, we the people of India, the diaspora and friends of India have finally come to know the results of the extensive investigations undertaken by the Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry (JMCI) set up by the Government of India in 1999 to probe the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Justice Mukherjee had assumed this onerous task following the direction of the Calcutta High Court to “launch a vigorous inquiry as a special case for the purpose of giving an end to the controversy.”

The most significant finding of Justice Mukherjee\\’s Report is the fact that Netaji Subhas did not die in any air crash in Taiwan on 18 August 1945. The Report clearly states “He did not die in the plane crash as alleged,” and that “The ashes in the Japanese temple are not of Netaji.”

Thus, it is now even more urgent to pursue sources and leads other than those around the so-called, and now the exploded myth of the air crash story. In today\\’s world of global support for democracy and human rights, in which the right to freedom of information is paramount, there can be no arguments against the search for what happened to a great son of India and a leader of Asia far ahead of his time.

Mr Prime Minister Sir, we are dismayed at the rejection of the JMCI Report by your Government without giving any reasons for doing so. We would like to bring to your attention that we, representing a large section of Indians in India and across the world, do not agree with your Government\\’s stand. We believe that the findings of the Commission have presented us with a golden opportunity to investigate Netaji\\’s fate with more vigour. We must have a full and open debate on the findings and conclusions of the JMCI Report both within and outside of the Indian Parliament. The people of India cannot be denied access to government held information which fundamentally concern them and affect their destiny.

At the same time, we urge you to take appropriate steps as Prime Minister of India to access relevant information which may be available with the Governments of Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. We shall not cease to follow all channels available to us to uncover what really happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. We owe it to him and to posterity.

We sincerely hope that you will give us the lead and your support in our endeavour.

Yours sincerely,

· Anuj Dhar, Sayantan Dasgupta, Chandrachur Ghose and 2190 members of Mission Netaji, 263, Kangra Niketan, Vikaspuri, New Delhi-110018
· Captain S S Yadav and 3500 members of All India INA Committee, GF-2, Mohan Place, Saraswati Vihar, New Delhi – 110034
· Shri Vishwa Bandhu Tiwari and 3000 members of Azad Hind Sangh; 289/242 Tiwari Nagar, Lucknow

· Netaji Study Circle
Radha Nivas, P.S.Nagar,
Nedumangadu, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
Patron-Thalekunnil Basheer (Ex-MP)
President-K.P.Madhavan (Ex.I.N.A)
Gen Secretary-Adv: P Jayapalan Thampi
Ex: Com Member: Lt A.N. Sivanandan (INA)
also President of now defunt Kerala Ex-I.N.A Association, total membership-165

· The German-Indian Association ( Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft ). Established by Netaji in 1942 on the 11th of September in Hamburg at Hotel Atlantic.

· Sibabrata Roy, President, German-Indian Association, Hamburg
· Dr. N. de Pale´zieux, Vice President, German-Indian Association, Hamburg
· Sourendra N. Ghosh, Treasurer, German-Indian Association, Hamburg
· Mrs. Subhra Bhattarcharya, German-Indian Association, Hannover
· Arjun D. Narang, President, German-Indian Association, Kassel
· Barendra K. Mullick, President, German-Indian Association, Wuppertal
· D.N. Gupta, Ex President, German-Indian Association, Essen
· Keval Seth, Businessman, Hamburg
· Purnima Seth, Hamburg
· Y.P.Mehra, Businessman, Hamburg
· Mrs. Ingrid Meyer-Schroeder, Social Worker, Hamburg
· Dipankar Sinha-Roy, Businessman, Hamburg
· Mrs. Anneliese Smigilski, Business-Secretary, Hamburg
· Dr. Fabian Blaschke, Physician, Hamburg
· Dr. Ali Ashraff, Economist, Hamburg
· Dr. Mrs. Dorit Schepke, Physician, Hamburg
· Mahaddin Stripp-Syed, Technician, Hamburg
· Vidyasagar Bahutule, Businessman, Hamburg
· Mrs. Sibylle Schaefer-Wolter, Lawyer, Hamburg
· Sunder Gupta, Hamburg
· Soumabrata Roy, IT-Specialist, Hamburg
· Subhas Das, Businessman, Hamburg
· Charanjit Singh, Technician, Hamburg
· Mrs. Verena v. Busch, Engineer, Kiel
· Mrs. Barbara Meister, Social worker, Luebeck
· K.K.Loganey, Businessman, Hamburg
· Purnendu Das, Hamburg
· P. Bapat, Professor, Konstanz
· Dr. Hem Chandra Jha, Chemist, Bonn
· Dr. Balbir Goel, Teacher, Karlsruhe
· Dr. J. Oesterheld, Professor, Berlin
· Dr. Guenther, Professor, Berlin
· Dr. Sunil Sengupta, President, Tagore-Einstein Council, Berlin
· Mrs. Navina Sundaram, Journalist, Hamburg
· Dr Aditya Ranjan Das, California, USA
· Professor Ananda L. Roy, MA, USA
· Sreemoti Mukherjee-Roy, MA, USA
· Pallavi Merchant, Fort Wayne, USA
· Suhas Khale, London, UK

Family and Relatives of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

· Lalita Bose, sister-in-law of Netaji, Kolkata
· Mira Ray, daughter of Sarat Chandra Bose, Kolkata
· Geeta Biswas, daughter of Sarat Chandra Bose, Kolkata
· Chitra Ghosh, daughter of Sarat Chandra Bose, Kolkata
· Jyotsna Bose, wife of Amiya Nath Bose, Kolkata
· Subroto Bose, MP, nephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, Kolkata
· Nandita Bose, wife of Subroto Bose, Kolkata
· Dwarka Nath Bose, Kolkata
· Nita Ghose, Kolkata
· Abhijit Ray, Kolkata
· Bani Ray, Kolkata
· Jayanti Rakshit, Kolkata
· Amiya Rakshit, Kolkata
· Arya Bose, Kolkata
· Sreela Bose, Kolkata
· Surya Kumar Bose, Hamburg, Germany
· Mukul Bose, Hamburg, Germany
· Madhuri Bose, New York, USA
· Maxwell J. Gaylard, New York, USA
· Chandra Kumar Bose, Kolkata
· Usha Menon-Bose, Kolkata
· Brinda Bose, New Delhi
· Kinsuk Mitra, New Delhi
· Sreeya Ghosh, Leeds, UK
· Saibal Ghosh, Leeds, UK
· Raja Ray, Kolkata
· Pallabi Ray, Kolkata
· Badshah Ray, New Delhi
· Sujoya Biswas, Kolkata
· Gaurav Biswas, Kolkata

Mrs Chabi Basu, Feminist writer, Kolkata
Professor Pinak Chakrabarti, Bose Institute, Kolkata
Dr Sarmistha Chakrabarti, Calcutta University, Kolkata
Tutul Gupta, Teacher, Kolkata
SV Raman, Programme Officer, Max Mueller Bhawan, Kolkata
Krishno Dey, Senior Development Consultant, Kolkata
Rajesh Mehta, Foods Consultant, Kolkata
Mr. Rai Singh, a former Director of the erstwhile Information Service of India, New Delhi
Mr. Biplob Dasgupta, Calcutta University, Kolkata
Mr. Alok Dasgupta, Calcutta University, Kolkata
Mr. Debojyoti Sengupta, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata
Mr. Vinod Tuli, Retd. Assistant Director (Superintendent of Police) in the Bureau of Police Research & Development
Mr. Himadri Dasgupta, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
Mr. V.P.Saini, Chandigarh, Punjab
Mr. Pran Malhotra, Journalist, Punjab
Retd.Subadar.Paroshotam Dev Sofat, EME, Punjab
Mr. S.D.Prashar, Retd. PNBank officer, Punjab
Mr. Harbans Lal Sharma, Retd. Home Guard, Punjab
Mrs. Kiran Dasgupta, Working professional, New Delhi
Mr. Rajashri Dasgupta, Teacher, Kolkata
Mr. Manish Dasgupta, Working Professional, Kolkata
Mr. Arup Dasgupta, Banking Officer, Kolkata
Mr. Dhruvajyoti Sengupta, Actor, Kolkata
Mr. Turban Bose, Software Professional, Kolkata
Mr. Saptarshi Dasgupta, Software Professional, USA
Mrs. Banani Bose, Banking Officer, Kolkata
Mr. Tapas Bose, Govt. Employee, Kolkata
Mr. Argha Basu, Working Professional, Kolkata
Mr. Saikat Mukherjee, Working Professional, Kolkata
Mr. Amit Sen, Businessman, Kolkata
Mr. Ashok Tandon, Journalist, Faizabad
Mr. Bannerjee, Faizabad
Mr.Yogesh Saxena, Businessman, Muradabad
Dr Aditya Ranjan Das, California, USA
Professor Ananda L. Roy, MA, USA
Sreemoti Mukherjee-Roy, MA, USA
Pallavi Merchant, Fort Wayne, USA
Suhas Khale, London, UK
Sibabrato Roy, President, Indo-German Society, Hamburg
V.K.Padmaraj, Government officer, Mavelikara, Kerala
Sen Joseph M, Teacher, Mavelikara, Kerala
Dr. Saiful Islam, Mavelikara, Kerala
Shyamkumar.M.A, Mavelikara, Kerala
P.N.Jamaludeen, Mavelikara, Kerala
Jacob Chandy, Mavelikara, Kerala
Abhilash Kumar G, Mavelikara, Kerala
Santhosh John , Mavelikara, Kerala
Suresh John , Mavelikara, Kerala
George Mathew, Mavelikara, Kerala
M.S.Sajidev, Mavelikara, Kerala
Prof John M. Itty, Mavelikara, Kerala
Sajish Kumar, Mavelikara, Kerala
Mukundan Nair G, Mavelikara, Kerala
P.N.Vijaya Mohanan, Mavelikara, Kerala
Jacob M, Mavelikara, Kerala
P Abraham, Mavelikara, Kerala
Sachen Samuel (US Citizen of Indian origin)
810,Edgemere Road, Buffalo Grove
Illinois, USA-60089
Michael J Kuruvilla (US Citizen of Indian origin)
Mskuruvilla @yahoo.com
Somarajan A.S.
Ayyanattu house, Bhudanoor east
Alappuzha, Kerala
Rajesh
Rajanikanth
Krishnakumar
Creative constructions
Mavelikara, Kerala
Biju.V.Kurup
Manager
21st Century packs
Mavelikara, Kerala
Rubyjose
Creative constructions
Mavelikara, Kerala
Anish
Chennithala
Jyothis
(From Mavelikara and Alappuzha, Kerala)
Pradeep C Nedumon
Sub Editor, Mangalam daily
Mavelikkara, Kerala

(Source: 06/20/2008 – Mission Netaji)

Hariprasad Chaurasia in the Netherlands on Radio…

Hariprasad Chaurasia on Radio 6 (NL)

NPS, Concert Passaat: Concert recording Hariprasad Chaurasia from 7-6-2008.

Radio 6 Webkanalen:

Radio 6 webkanaal Outer Limits (Windows Media Breedband)

Radio 6 webkanaal Outer Limits (Shoutcast, iTunes)

Radio 6 webkanaal Folk It! (Windows Media Breedband)

Radio 6 webkanaal Folk It! (Windows Media Smalband)

Radio 6 webkanaal Folk It! (Shoutcast, iTunes)

The role of Community Media in Europe (Report – 06 Jun 2008)

Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) welcomes the report of the European Parliament Committee on Culture on Community Media’s role in Europe.

The Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) welcomes the vote on the report promoted by Karin Resetarits (Member of the European Parliament, Austria, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – ALDE), which calls on the European Union to encourage alternative media in Europe in order to promote pluralism and cultural diversity, adopted by the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education on 2 June 2008.

“Alternative media does not result in isolating people, on the contrary they allow a community to integrate, informing them of their rights, especially in the area of education and access to public services but also promotes citizens to take part in active life and listens to their problems and concerns. This type of media is a community tool and serves as a cultural and social integration project“, Karin Resetarits said.

The support measures recommended by Mrs Resetarits are mostly of a technical nature, legal (attribution of frequencies) and financial (possible financing by the EU and member states). “I hope that when the European Commission publishes in 2009 their Communication on the indicators of pluralism in the media, it will take into account our proposals on alternative and community media which obviously contributes and promotes pluralism”, concluded Mrs Resetarits.

“This initiative is of great importance to our sector and helps gaining more acknowledgement for the thousands of CM around Europe and hundreds of thousands active citizens participating in these media projects.” said Pieter de Wit, president of CMFE, in a first comment. Voting in the European Parliament plenary session is expected to take place in September 2008.

(Source: 06/06/2008 – CMFE – Community Media Forum Europe)

International and Intercultural Communications in the Age of Digital Media (Conference)

August 11th-13th 2008, Monash University

Monday 11th -Tuesday 12th Aug: Room N108, Caulfield campus, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, Victoria 3145

Wednesday 13th Aug: Council Chambers, Berwick campus, Clyde Road, Berwick, Victoria 3806

Keynote Speakers

• Assoc Prof Terry Flew
• Assoc Prof Ramaswami Harindranath
• Dr Seung-Mock Yang
• Assoc Prof Robin Gerster

Call for Papers ( deadline Wed 11th June 2008 )

• Within current understandings of globalization, it is difficult to think of any topic in the field of media and communications studies which does not consider the international and the intercultural as they function within digital media environments. Nevertheless, this diversity also raises interesting questions about what is central in the field.
• What are the most pressing questions facing media and communications scholars today, and how are they shaped by the discipline’s international, institutional contours?
• What does the desire to ‘de-westernize’ media & communications studies say about relations between the empirical and the theoretical; where we find examples of media cultures in action, and what ideas we use to make sense of them?
• Is disciplinarity still a workable idea?
• How do all of these questions work their way into studies that are not directly about any of them?
• Or are these even the right questions to ask?

We invite you to consider these questions.

250 word abstracts for individual papers or 300 word panel proposals should be sent to andy.ruddock@arts.monash.edu.au by 11th June 2008. Please include a brief bibliographical note. Presenters will be given 20 minutes to speak to their presentations. We particularly encourage submissions from postgraduates and for postgraduate panels. The final day of the conference will be dedicated to postgraduate papers and held at the Monash University Berwick Campus. There will also be a special issue of the postgraduate journal Colloquy devoted to the conference.

Conference proceedings will be collected and published.

Convenors

• Dr Andy Ruddock, Monash University
• Dr Brett Hutchins, Monash University
• Professor Myung-koo Kang, Seoul National University
• Professor Ringo Ma, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Professor Tian Zhihui, Communication University of China

The conference is being held jointly by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University and the Communications Department, Seoul National University. And in partnership with Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese Communications University.

Enquiries to:Dr Ron Gallagher

Contact / address datas: Dr. Andy Ruddock
Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies
School of English Communications & Performance Studies
Monash University
Berwick Campus
Narre Warren
VIC 3805
Arts Faculty, Room 185
Tel +61 3 99047199
Fax +61 3 9904 7037

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