Archive for March, 2008

kidneys for cash - on Radio Netherlands

Ramesh, 'donated' a kidney for Rs. 25,000India’s been a destination for medical tourism for a while, but our story on the kidney trafficking scam and the ethics involved for everyone - international recipients, “donors”, the medical profession, the lawmakers and the police - was aired on Radio Netherlands this week. You can see the slideshow and read about it here or just cut to the chase, buffer and listen here. Do let us know what you think of it. :)

Cinemawallah Salim on Radio Netherlands!

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Chhavi Sachdev and Piya Kochhar of News Radio India meet Cinemawallah Salim, who splices together dozens of old, discarded film trailers and plays them on an ancient Japanese pedal-powered projector. Aired February 29, 2008, on The State We’re In.

Listen to the piece here.

<We thank our oh so awesome voice-over artists for their help with recording translations!>