This blog, in the backdrop of World Radio Day, highlights the instrumental role Community Radio Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 played during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a country as vast and diverse as India, inclusion can only be achieved by strengthening communication that serves the people at the bottom of the pyramid, says Pooja Oberoi Murada and Arti Manchanda Grover. 

In a country as vast and diverse as India, inclusion can only be achieved by strengthening communication that serves the people on the lowest rungs of the pyramid. It is often said that two Indias exist within the same country, reflecting the large gap between the prosperous and the poor. Measures and actions need to be taken to bridge the ever-increasing gap to help the poor. Information sharing and awareness creation are the fundamental building blocks for achieving this, and community radio (CR) is one of the proven tools to accomplish this