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This chapter presents a historiography of radio governance in South Asia, starting with the early 1920s, when radio was introduced into the region. Presenting micro-histories, the chapter blends important occurrences with respect to radio in South Asia, with corresponding shifts in international geopolitics and the media policy ecology. It starts with a dialogue between colonial South Asia and broadcasting imperialism, presenting periodic phases in the broadcasting of radio in the region. The chapter then moves to country-wise postcolonial histories, presenting those of India, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The chapter ends with a note on similarities and differences in defining ‘ethnological moments’ in the life of a postcolony. |
