Raghav Mahato created his own pirate FM radio station from used and recycled items for just $1, probably the cheapest transmission equipment in the world.
"It took a long time to come up with the idea and make the kit which could transmit my programmes at a fixed radio frequency. The kit cost me 50 rupees (just over $1)," says Raghav.
The transmission kit is fitted on to an antenna attached to a bamboo pole on a neighbouring three-storey hospital.
A long wire connects the contraption to a creaky, old homemade stereo cassette player in Raghav's radio shack. Three other rusty, locally made battery-powered tape recorders are connected to it with colourful wires and a cordless microphone.
His village FM station (Raghav FM Mansoorpur 1) was heard by thousands of villagers. The Indian government, however, was not amused and shut his station down.
