Dr. Santosh Sarang

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CONCEPT OF APPAN SAMACHAR

Santosh Sarang 8:13 AM 0 Comments

Appan Samachar is an all-women news channel known as a village community TV network. It is launched on 6th December 2007 at Ramleela Gachhi under Deoria p…

APPAN SAMACHAR

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Appan samachar is an all women village news channel run by a voluntry organisation MISSION EYE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE. It has been started from Ramleela Ga…

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Dr. Santosh sarang , a social activist turned journalist, is based in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Despite limited resources, He runs the only women's video program, Appan Samachar, promoting rural journalism from the Naxal affected area of Ramlila Gachi, Bihar. It is a program on women and by women but put together by Santosh. The CNN-IBN group has recognised his performance in adverse conditions and awarded him the prestigious “Citizen Journalist Award” in 2008.Currently he works as Chief Sub Editor with Prabhat Khabar, Muzaffarpur, and has published more than 150 articles in different magazines on developmental issues and environmental concerns. He was awarded the South Asia Climate Change Award Fellowship by PANOS. He has written for Prayavaran Darshan, India Innovates and Gaon Ghar of Doordarshan, Patna. He's on Twitter with @Santosh_Writes