Media is known as the fourth pillar of democracy.
People's participation has always been there in the executive, legislature and judiciary.
But there has always been a big interference of a certain class and capitalism in the media.
Affordable technology and social media have further strengthened the hypothesis
that the spread of community media should not be limited to a community,
its scope should rather be spread at the national and international level.
Reports news from the area and creates awareness towards bringing about a change.
I started convincing the locals and getting them vaccinated at the referral hospital.
But the results were not great because of the distance.
I spoke to the medical officer in charge and demanded a vaccination center in the area itself.
Actually people had a lot of misconceptions, they were afraid to take the vaccine.
So we are putting in a lot of effort, and through campaigns and other means
including Ms. Tanju Devi from Video Volunteers…her contribution has been immense.
Because of which 100% vaccination has been done there.
The second wave of Corona was at its peak.
Community correspondents were sending video reports from their areas.
We compiled all those reports and decided to broadcast a weekly show titled 'Awaaz Ho Buland'.
Upon completing 26 episodes in 6 months, we have reached the last episode of our first season today.
I am Ruby Shah from the community issue based show 'Awaaz Ho Buland'
This is Chandni Baraik
This is Basharat
This is Khirendra Yadav welcoming you…
We got a lot of love from the audience in these 26 weeks.
A lot of people liked the show and gave their opinions on the episodes.
I am a regular viewer of Video Volunteers and often watch their program 'Awaaz Ho Buland'.
Not only do I watch but I also share it further with people. And I share it because they show the truth.
They present effectively and truthfully the art, culture, customs etc of our Bastar region.
Not just this region, issues of different provinces of India and their solutions are presented
by different volunteers. And this is very commendable.
I was scrolling my mobile when I found a video 'Awaaz Ho Buland'
I remember the anchor's name, Shabnam Begum, because I watch her episode every Saturday.
There were several anchors, but I remember her name as her anchoring is very impressive.
This would not have been possible without the anchors of the show 'Awaaz Ho Buland'.
We were all anchoring a program for the very first time.
We will try to know the experiences of the correspondents who have anchored the show.
I saw Shabnam ji's program which touched my heart. So I thought why not do something like this...
I stand before you as an anchor in the weekly show 'Awaaz Ho Buland'.
And till now I have done two episodes as an anchor, which has been well received by people.
In the meantime, I uncovered and brought about a change in a lot of community issues.
Besides, I made several videos on the local culture of Bastar;
the traditional customs here, the local festivals , literature, dances and music…
I made several videos on these too which were liked by people.
I got new lessons from the show 'Awaaz Ho Buland', there were many words which I could not speak.
I have learned to take the right pauses in words.
I have got an opportunity to understand local dialects of different regions.
I got to learn a lot. Because though I was reporting earlier, I wasn’t able to present data.
The community correspondents across the country share the issues of their community.
And at the same time try to bring to you the changes brought about in the community.
The issues in my region West Bengal are similar to the issues in the regions of other correspondents.
Through this show, we not only get to know about the issues of our community,
but also about the changes coming along through the efforts of our community correspondents.
What impressed me the most is the 24th episode of 'Awaaz Ho Buland' anchored by Shikha ji.
Because in this episode people are fighting for human rights
The masses have some rights too.
People are raising their voice against the discrimination in society against the “lower” castes.
Rapid changes are taking place in the field of media.
The news is now being presented in an entertaining way; everyone is in the race for TRP.
With the advent of social media, competition has increased a lot.
In such a situation, the community media will also have to bring changes in its programs accordingly.
In this season, video reports were shown to you on important issues related to corona
like health facilities, gender, human trafficking, displacement and water.
We will be back soon with a new season.
See you again in the next season of 'Awaaz Ho Buland' weekly show based on important issues
Till then you must watch other video reports on our YouTube channel and share your feedback.
Thank you.