SALAAM NAMASTE(90.4) 
 

About 
Salaam Namaste, Community Radio (CR) station [A Unit Of the Institute Of
Management Studies ,Noida ]is the first CR station of Noida and Ghaziabad. The
station is operational since 2009 catering into different communities such as
Women, children, students, Senior Citizens , slum dwellers, villagers ,Folk Artists
,Artisans ,House-held help ,Start –Up Innovators ,Health Experts ,Career Experts
,Social Activists etc.

Under the vision of President ​Shri Rajeev Kumar Gupta ,Institute Of

Management Studies,Salaam Namaste Community Radio was initiated to be an
important medium of change in the Community .Celebrating a decade of
Community service and Community Participation ,through our Community radio
station, we have been able to transform information about government (Central and
State) programmes & schemes, accessing government services and bringing social
& developmental change in our target communities.Various Radio Programmes
 
  

and initiatives of Salaam Namaste have been awarded and recognized at various
platforms ::

Achievements 
 
● 2011 Awarded by Media Federation Of India in 2011 for Community Development

● 2012 Won Manthan Award [Amongst 36 countries in Asia Pacific ]for Radio
Program Second Innings Ko Salaam ,for Senior Citizens organised by The Digital
Empowerment Foundation

● 2012 Recognised at the BES [Broadcasting Engineering Society ]Expo for

Community Broadcasting

● 2013 Won Manthan Award [Amongst 36 countries in Asia Pacific ]for Radio
Program Chakh De Chotu ,for Underprivileged Kids ,organised by The Digital
Empowerment Foundation

● 2014 Won E-Uttara Award for Best e-Content for state Uttar Pradesh for Radio
Program Second Innings Ko Salaam ,organised by The Digital Empowerment
Foundation along with Government of Uttar Pradesh

● 2014 Won E-Uttara Award for Best e-Content for state Uttar Pradesh for Radio
Program Chakh De Chotu ,organised by The Digital Empowerment Foundation
along with Government of Uttar Pradesh

● 2016 Awarded by Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting in the Category of

Community Engagement for Radio Program Chak De Chotu ,for underprivileged
kids .The Award was given by Honourable Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Jee and
Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Jee ,Minister of State for Information and
Broadcasting in the Indian government.

 
  

● 2017 Won E-NGO Award ,for Radio Program " Salaam Shakti " to recognize,
facilitate and award for exceptional work with communities and subjects using any
kind of new age tools,organised by The Digital Empowerment Foundation

● 2018 Finalist for Social Media for Empowerment Awards ,for Radio Program "
Salaam Shakti ",recognizing efforts through the use of Social Media which brings
substantial change in the society particularly through the medium of Social Media .

Station Head 
Station head ,​Barsha Chabaria​ ​shares “ Celebrating a decade ,Salaam Namaste
Community Radio [A Unit Of IMS Noida ]seeks pleasure to share that we have
been able to bring changes in lives ,becoming a pivotial role in initiating positive
changes in the community ,promoting local talent ,Promoting Indian Art and
Culture ,bringing Skill based and Start –Up Stories .Through relentless efforts of
our Student and Community team we have been been able to work on social issues
and work hand in hand with themes of Indian Government and different agencies
like Child labour ,Hunar Hai To Kadr Hai [National Skill Development
Corporation ],Adolescence [BBC Media Action ],Domestic Violence [SMART
NGO ],Child Marriage and Continuing Girl Child Education [CRA AND
UNICEF],Mahaparv Matadaan [Election Commission of India ]to name a few
amongst them …and this is just the beginning .With more of Community
participation we look forward for a long glorious journey of Community service
ahead .