By Karuna Sakti Devi Dasi
This Christmas marks the one-year anniversary of the Hare Krishna Community Radio Station (HKCRS). We sat down with the visionary behind this initiative, Her Grace Sudharma devi dasi (ACBSP), to chat about this milestone, the journey thus far, and the road ahead.
What inspired you to start the radio project?
Sudharma devi dasi:The concept grew out of my thinking before covid. I wanted to see more online, digital content. We have plenty of that now, but audio,– listening, hearing, a process so central to devotional life — is still greatly underutilized. And it’s a great tool. Easy to work with, and easy to access for listeners whether they are at work, driving, walking, moving around in the home or relaxing. Plus I have seen the power of radio here in the States even with the growth of movies and TV through podcasts, NPR and political talk shows. The devotees too have had great success with Radio in Italy and Salt Lake City.
But beyond the value of radio as a platform and medium, radio is an easy, effective means to bring together, all in one place and then to convey. the broad and encompassing elements of devotional life. Just like how National Public Radio, NPR, has diverse human interest programming that features everything from the story of one person’s struggle, to world news, to travel, to social insight. to how to cook with spices; I would like to showcase all of the dimensions, personalism and warmth of devotional life through a diverse readily accessible radio platform. So, the vision is to ultimately build a devotional “NPR” with music.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/celebrating-the-one-year-anniversary-of-the-hare-krishna-community-radio-station-hkcrs/
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