Saritha Thomas

The Founder and Managing Trustee, Saritha Thomas is the driving force behind PPC. An alumnus of Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, with a PG Diploma in Social Media & Communications, Saritha has worked across continents and popular radio networks, such as Radio City, the Arabian Radio Network (the UAE), BBC World Service Radio, and BBC Radio 4 (London, UK). She is also a fellow at The School of Social Entrepreneurs, London.

Dr. E. James Rajasekaran

Working with some of the most impactful NGOs of Tamil Nadu, Dr. E. James Rajasekaran has dedicated over four decades of his life and effort to community service. He served as a journalist for vernacular newspapers and house journals and was also the Station Manager for the Pard Community Radio Station for more than six years. He has contributed as a field worker in various regions of Tamil Nadu, such as in Kodaikanal in the upper hills, rural areas in Sivagangai, and Madurai districts & slums in the city of Madurai. He works as a Programme Trainer.

R.S Parithimal

Hailing from Madurai, the cultural seat of Tamil Nadu, R.S parithimal has substantial hands-on experience in community radio. A passionate person and a perpetual learner, he exudes exemplary grit in accomplishing tasks and a spirit of community service. He supports as PPC’s Studio/Sound Engineer and Production Trainer on this program. Saritha counts on the life-changing capacity of community radio that offers communities an accessible, binding social medium. She believes Community Radio has the power to change the status quo, simply by being inclusive, and building stronger, forward-thinking communities. She supports Sona FM as a Lead Trainer/Capacity Builder.

Arun Sarkar

Arun Sarkar contributes to PPC as Programmes Associate. With Sona FM, he offers his assistance as Fieldwork and Database Management Trainer. In his quest to have a holistic view of society, he has been passionately involved in voluntary community work & community organization, since his childhood. His past social work projects in the fields of livelihood, education & agriculture have been great learning experiences for him and have offered him deep insights into the hearts & minds of rural communities in the hill state of Uttarakhand. An eager learner & practitioner of social work, he is enthusiastic about the role People’s Power Collective plays as a community media training, capacity sharing & skilling organization, and as an incubator for community radio, across the country.

Diwakar

Diwakar, based in Poosaripatti, Salem, is an optimistic and dynamic individual and passionate about music which keeps him positive and energized. Formerly an audio engineer with Hello FM and currently an audio engineer at Future Chord Studio, Diwakar comes with ample experience in radio program production. Being a consultant with People's Power Collective (PPC), he joins the team of trainers working on the incubation of Sona FM.

He has notable hobbies and interests including singing, composing music, and traveling. The credit for the original composition of the Sona FM jingle goes to him.