Aniruddha Jena

Aniruddha Jena is Assistant Professor at the School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, India, and a King’s College London Charles Wallace India Trust Fellow (2025–26). He holds a PhD in Communication from the University of Hyderabad. His research focuses on critical media studies, alternative and community media, and communication for development in South Asia. You can find his personal website here: www.aniruddhajena.in
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Blogs from Aniruddha Jena

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When the signal fails, the community does not: what Radio Dhimsa teaches us about rural media

In a forested, hilly corner of eastern India, a small radio station is doing something mainstream media rarely manages: speaking directly to the people it is meant to serve, in their own language, about their own lives.

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Aniruddha Jena
Aniruddha Jena
June 05, 2026