Empowerment of Muslims in India Through Information and Communication

Contents: Introduction to the series. Foreword. Publisher\'s note. Preface. 1. Disempowerment. 2. Information and communication. 3. A case study: 50 media-persons\' views. 4. Empowerment through information and communication. 5. Recommendations. Index.

"The History of Indian Media starts in 1810 with the launching of "Urdu Akhbar" from Kolkata by Molvi Akram Ali, not in 1816 with Gangadhar Bhattacharjea\'s Vengal Gazette as stated by Chanchal Sarkar in his "The Story of Our Newspapers". The contribution of the second largest community to the media in the pre and post-independence India can\'t be denied. Whether it is the mainstream, regional or Muslim Media, Muslims have played a pivotal role in founding and consolidating it. Today there would hardly be found a newspaper in any language wherein there is no Muslim. But in spite of this fact, this community is not empowered. The reason is simple: there is a communication gap between media and Muslim community. Besides, media doesn\'t represent all segments of the Indian Society.

Keeping these facts in view, the empowerment of Muslims in India through information and communication has been discussed in detail in this book while throwing a light on the disempowerment of the community as well as various sources of information and communication. The book includes an exclusive section based on the views of 50 senior journalists and Muslims in different newspapers, news agencies and channels in Delhi. As a whole, the book, which is first of its kind, is very explorative, informative and interesting."