I just talked to Mr. Jha. He is in Muzaffarpur and heading to have meeting
with DIG, SP and further with Collector. As per his information, Raghav FM
has got some kind of notice which he has to reply. Mr. Jha is there to make
sure that the notice is understood well, and under legal guidance can be
replied accordingly.

I have suggested to him, that while he and other colleagues would make sure
and try their best to protect Raghav Fm from any legeal hassle, the fact is
that the station has to ultimately closed down as it is illegal in all
manners.

What I have told Mr. jha is that we - myself and Prof. anil gupta - would
provide him all possible platform to further his research, and we will make
all effort to make his technology utilised across academic instituions,
besides nominating him/his technology for National Foundation Award and
Manthan Award.

Besides, Prof. Gupta can also organise applying for IPR for his technology
so ultimately he own the technology and not others...

In the meanwhile, my friends have suggested me to go there only after Holi
as Monday would be close to holi and it is not advisable traveling
interiors. Interestingly, even taxis are not ready to out before holi.

I now plan to reach Patna on Friday 17th, and from there to hajipur as
Mansoorpur village is closer to hajipur than Muzaffarpur.

Regards,

Osama


Osama Manzar
Chairman: The Manthan Award -http://www.manthanaward.com
Founder & Director - Digital Empowerment Foundation -
http://www.defindia.org
Jury Member: Dataquest eGov Champions Award 2006 -
http://www.dqegovsummit.net
Board of Director: World Summit Award, Austria - http://www.wsis-award.org
Vice Chairperson: Global Alliance for Bridging Digital Divide -
http://www.gabdd.org
Author: e-Content: Voices from the Ground [2004] -
http://www.econtentworldwide.org
Co-author - The Internet Economy of India [2001]

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-----Original Message-----
From: biharchintan@... [mailto:biharchintan@...]
On Behalf Of vagish Jha
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:12 PM
To: biharchintan@...
Subject: Re: [biharchintan] Bihar's radio man in trouble over license

Dear Bihar Mitra,

As informed yesterday, Uday Kumar Jha, advocate Patna High Court and Bihar
Chintan coordinator in Patna has proceeded to Muzaffarpur today and perhaps
would already be there by now. His mobile no. is 09835004552. Osama, both of
you could get in touch.

Here in Delhi Rajesh tried to call up Mr Baijender Singh, JD (Broadcasting),
in I & B Ministry but he was out of town and will be back on Monday. We
will try to meet him then and urge to take a soft view. Technically, there
would be other issues also involved including those of copy right of songs
played apart from the licence fee and we need to address them as well.

Thanks,

Vagish


On 11/03/06, anil gupta <anilg@...> wrote:
>
> excellent osama, i expected from you this ( see osama's mail below, he
> is going to Patna right away),
>
> Pl tell the colleagues concerned that we want to be on the right side
> of the law but a low cost innovation by a rustic innovator can not be
> allowed to be extinguished just like that. Pl do a proper
> documentation, ask him to write a letter of regret for not knowing
> the law and thus violating it unknowingly. At the same time document
> the positive impact of his innovations in terms of aids awareness as
> well as other educational inputs and ask administration to make him a
> partner in development education mixed with fun and joy. We will be
> willing to explore the partnership with him about social diffusion of
> open source technologies and sustainable agricultural practices
> developed by other farmer members of honey bee network . Pl do give
> him cd and copies of sujh Bhuj and honey bee.
>
> Who knows, we have at our hand a low cost ict solution to rural
> education and infotainment looking forward to hear some solid
> resolution of the problem , do let me know if i need to call some one
> at state level or district level or even central level.
> all the best
> anil
>
> Osama Manzar wrote:
>
> >I am going to mansoorpur on monday, and having known this development
> now, I am ready to take care of the expenses of technology
> development, raghav's livelihood and wud love to provide my
> organisation's umbrella as development ground. Of course we would do
> all this under the supervision of anil ji and his organisations.
> >
> >I am reaching patna monday morning, anybody wan Ts to join me to go
> >have a ground level reality check, are most welcome.
> >
> >My no is 09810042862
> >
> >osama
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: anil k gupta
> >Date: 10/3/06 15:51
> >To: biharchintan@...
> >Cc: osama_manzar@...
> >Subj: Re: [biharchintan] Bihar's radio man in trouble over license
> >
> >we will respect the law, but at the same time take help of public
> >broadcasters society and all other groups and individuals who can help.
> >may be osama has some suggestions. Arbind, pl talk to IGNOU people
> >and
> see
> >if they will like to sponsor him for educational purposes. we can
> >take his help in broadcasting the stories of creative people and at
> >the same time scout local innovators and traditional knowledge
> >holders. But we
> need
> >to first get him the legitimacy. Pl ask him to stop the broadcast for
> >a while if you think that will be the right thing to do, because
> >courts may also not favour continued defiance of the law.
> >
> >anil
> >
> >
> >
> >>Dear Anil ji, Arbind bahi, Shaibal guptaji and others,
> >>
> >>Based on encouraging feedback from you all I just now spoke to Uday
> Kumar
> >>Jha, who is an advocate in Patna High court and also taking care of
> Bihar
> >>Chintan group in Patna. He decided to rush to Muzaffarpur and find
> >>out details and let us know. He will also look into legal side and
> >>try to
> help
> >>him from getting into further trouble.
> >>
> >>In the meanwhile Rajesh, an India Information Services (IIS) officer
> >>and an active member of the Group, is also trying to speak to some
> >>concerned people in the Ministry of I & B to explore the possible
> >>way out.
> >>
> >>We will let you know the out come soon.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Vagish
> >>
> >>On 10/03/06, arbind@... <arbind@...> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Prof. Anil Gupta's offer is worth praise. This is what National
> >>>Innovation Foundation (NIF) has been doing. Thank you Anil.
> >>>
> >>>Let the collector, the State Administration, and the Ministry of
> >>>Information and Broadcasting be approached to find out ways to
> encourage
> >>>this innovations. There will be enough sympathisers in the
> >>>Ministry
> who
> >>>can help finding out solution.
> >>>
> >>>One possibility is to form a society and apply for grant of FM
> Community
> >>>Radio station. Alternatively, a local university may adopt this
> >>>station as an outreach programme and run it. Of course, revenue
> >>>generation and its accountability will be problem. Total cost will
> >>>be calculated based on the what Mr. Mahato's technical
> >>>configuration would be. To my understanding, the Ministry of I&B
> >>>should not insist on a particular technology.
> >>>
> >>>'Bihar Chintan' and 'NIF' jointly can take a lead.
> >>>
> >>>Prof. Shaibal Gupta! if you are in know of these correspondence,
> >>>we expext you to come forward. Take this matter to Nitish ji.
> >>>
> >>>We are with you.
> >>>
> >>>ARBIND
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
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