Short Answer TypeRead the following passage and answer the given question:
The place is a cramped…rented shack stacked with music tapes and rusty electrical appliances which doubles up as Raghav‟s radio station and repair shop.
He may not be literate, but Raghav‟s ingenuous FM station has made him more popular than local politicians. Raghav‟s love affair with radio began in 1997 when he started out as a mechanic in a local repair shop. When the shop owner left the area, Raghav, son of a cancer-ridden farm worker, took over the shack with his friend. Sometime in 2003, Raghav, who by now had learned much about radio…In impoverished Bihar state, where many areas lack power supplies, the cheap battery-powered transistor remains the most popular source of entertainment. “It took a long time to come up with the idea and make the kit which could transmit my programmes at a fixed radio frequency. The kit cost me 50 rupees‟, say Raghav. The transmission kit is fitted on to an antenna attached to a bamboo pole on a neighbouring three-storey hospital. A long wire connects the contraption to a creaky, old homemade stereo cassette player in Raghav‟s radio shack. Three other rusty, locally made battery-powered tape recorders are connected to it with colourful wires and a cordless microphone.
What changes has media experienced over the last few years?
Read the following passage and answer the given question:
The place is a cramped…rented shack stacked with music tapes and rusty electrical appliances which doubles up as Raghav‟s radio station and repair shop.
He may not be literate, but Raghav‟s ingenuous FM station has made him more popular than local politicians. Raghav‟s love affair with radio began in 1997 when he started out as a mechanic in a local repair shop. When the shop owner left the area, Raghav, son of a cancer-ridden farm worker, took over the shack with his friend. Sometime in 2003, Raghav, who by now had learned much about radio…In impoverished Bihar state, where many areas lack power supplies, the cheap battery-powered transistor remains the most popular source of entertainment. “It took a long time to come up with the idea and make the kit which could transmit my programmes at a fixed radio frequency. The kit cost me 50 rupees‟, say Raghav. The transmission kit is fitted on to an antenna attached to a bamboo pole on a neighbouring three-storey hospital. A long wire connects the contraption to a creaky, old homemade stereo cassette player in Raghav‟s radio shack. Three other rusty, locally made battery-powered tape recorders are connected to it with colourful wires and a cordless microphone.
How can media be successful in representing the weaker section of society?
Discuss the issues faced by 'migrating labourers'
Following are some of the possible causes of migrating of labourers:
(i) Commercialisation of agriculture has been responsible for the growth of migrant agricultural labour. Seasonal demand for these labourers increase in Green Revolution areas.
(ii) A pattern of seasonal migration is seen and thousands of workers circulate between their home villages and more prosperous areas.
(iii) Labourers also migrate due to the increasing inequalities in rural areas. Migrant workers come from drought prove and less productive regions. They go to work for part of the year on agricultural farms in the Punjab and Haryana or in brick kilns in U.P. or Construction sites in cities such as Delhi and Bangalore etc.
(iv) Jan Breman has termed these migrant workers as 'Footloose labour' However, these landless workers do not have many rights and are also denied minimum wages. This large-scale circulation of labour has had many important effects on rural society. Women are also coming us as the chief source of agricultural labour. It is leading to the 'Feminisation' of agricultural labour force.
Long Answer TypeThe institution of caste is both visible and invisible in many respects. Justify the statement with suitable examples.
In what ways has colonialism brought about a social, economic and political influence on Indian society to promote urbanization.
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