Basudha Banerji

Producer of radio documentaries. Passionate about radio, passionate about storytelling. Author of 'ONCE THERE WAS A RANI'. Tea-addict. Northeast calling...

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

From Solar Mamas to soundproofing studios with recycled egg cartons—this is the story of village voices echoing through village radios!

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

I didn't get to meet #BunkerRoy when I visited Tilonia in 2009 - he was abroad receiving a prize - but I got to witness his vision in action firsthand. For 3 unforgettable days and nights in that remote desert campus, i had the privilege of becoming part of the Tilonia family.

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

In remote villages where mainstream media is a distant echo (0:23), a fledgling radio station at Barefoot College began changing lives (0:44) from rural women breaking conventions to host and produce shows (12:28), to grassroots innovators building rechargeable FM sets (11:13).

[Amit Pandey @yuva_journalist]

This literally gave me chills.

The testimony of a detainee who was taken by the police to a community centre in Pandwalan Khurd.

This is Horrific.

[Dr Jason Philip. M.S., MCh @Jasonphilip8]

A Delhi Policeman makes a carefully preplanned attempt to fondle Ms.Neha Bora's breasts during the Delhi Protest. He aims for her breasts with his palms, squeezes them, & pretends as if it was accidental. If this happens to a national leader with crores of followers with all major TV cameras recording, what protection does a young Indian lady have while entering public spaces/transport?

[MANJUL @MANJULtoons]

Instagram has restricted this cartoon in India.

I am posting the cartoon again, along with the notice I received from Instagram.

According to the notice, access has been restricted in India “pursuant to a notice from the Government of India / Law Enforcement” and based on local laws.

The cartoon is still visible outside India.

A cartoon about the Election Commission has been stopped from being seen by Indians. When satire gets censored, perhaps the cartoon has made its point. 🇮🇳

#Censorship #FreeSpeech #Satire #PoliticalCartoon #FreedomOfExpression #ElectionCommission #MANJULtoons

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

Paying tribute through this 2016 feature of mine to #KanaklataBarua on her martyrdom day today. A story of intense patriotism, extreme courage and unswerving determination. #QuitIndiaMovement
https://t.co/Y72ImvLH9x

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

The first time i recorded #DrBhupenHazarika for an @AkashvaniAIR programme was in 2005. You may tune in to find him just beyond the 15th minute

https://t.co/GHyLrJ9EBV

#BhupenHazarikaCentenary

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

@tathagata2 The claim that he gave a "clean chit" to General Reginald Dyer or Michael O'Dwyer is false. He actually wrote a strong dissenting minority report that condemned the actions at Jallianwala Bagh as "inhuman and un-British".

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

@tathagata2 I ran a fact check on only one of the claims. And this is what i got.
Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad was indeed the great-grandfather of Teesta Setalvad, and he served as an Indian member of the Hunter Commission. However, the rest of the story is false.

[Anuj Dhar @anujdhar]

Which freedom fighter suffered the longest incarceration during the colonial era?

Trailokya Nath Chakravarty was jailed for a total of 30 years. This included Mandalay jail in Burma with Subhas Bose and Cellular Jail in Port Blair with Savarkar.

As @chandrachurg and I write in our book "Conundrum: Subhas Bose's life after death", in 1939, at the behest of Subhas Bose, Trailokyanath met his old friends — Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, Pandit Paramanand, Veer Savarkar and his younger brother Ganesh in an attempt to organise an upsurge across the country. Didn't work out and Bose was soon out of India.

In 1963, Trailokya received secret message from a fellow revolutionary and very close aide of Bose that Subhas was alive and in UP at that time.

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

@AkashvaniAIR @anujdhar @MissionNetaji @SuparnoSatpathy

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

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Do tune in to this @AkashvaniAIR radio feature to hear that rare recording of the Jana Gana Mana being played on 11 September 1942 at the Hotel Atlantic, Hamburg.
Five years before Independence!
#IndependenceDay

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

@AkashvaniAIR @anujdhar @MissionNetaji Who was Dr Ambik Majumdar? To find out more, please tune in to the programne.

[Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) @internetfreedom]

Before you upload your selfie to Har Ghar Tiranga this Independence Day, know the risks.

Your photo goes into a public gallery, visible to anyone against your name, alongside a certificate. To upload it, you hand over your mobile number & OTP, on a site reportedly built by a private company and hosted on AWS, with a privacy policy that falls seriously short.

The state gets goodwill. You carry the risk of a breach. We're filing an RTI and writing to the Ministry of Culture. Share this so others know before they participate.

#HarGharTiranga #DigitalRights

[Basudha Banerji @BasuAIR]

Thank you @indigo for this service with a smile! Smart, dynamic staff Nitesh assisted me with check-in. Asked (by typing) whether i needed a wheelchair when he noticed my walking stick. Wearing a special badge that reads "I cannot hear or speak, but I will be happy to assist".

[John Brittas @JohnBrittas]

The ultimate farce! While the nation demands accountability for exam scams & paper leaks, Govt appoints Naresh Pal Gangwar as the new Higher Education Secretary!
This is the same IAS officer whose mother, wife & son collectively received over ₹1.16 crore in government subsidies under the National Horticulture Board scheme for “encouraging commercial crops” (cucumber cultivation). This the way PM ensuring accountability..