"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them, take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation.
The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983.
NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI
LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English
DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 6 OCTOBER, 1968
PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly
NUMBER OF PAGES: 88
VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXXIII. No. 41
BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 20-87
ARTICLE:
1. Influence of Foreign Films on Indian Films
2. Book Review- Abdul Gaffar Khan: Faith is a Battle by D.G. Tendulkar
3. Book Review- The lamp and the Lampstand by K.P.S. Menon
4. Science In Management: Delegation and Decision Making
5. The Housewife's Worries
6. Cecil Day Lewis
7. Kavyanjali
AUTHOR:
1. Hemen Ganguly
2. V.K.N. Menon
3. V.K.N. Menon
4. M. Sunder Raj
5. Mrs. Laxmi Reddi
6. Prof. Armando Menezes
7. Girishnath Pandey
KEYWORDS :
1. First Indian talkie, no work in isolation, debasing our heritage
2. Against rowlett act ,khilafat conference, badhshah khan
3. Accounts of Russian place, lamp of civilization
4. Programmed decisions ,generalized act ,organisational activity
5. Who appreciates ,unseen unknown unsung ,not useless at all
6. Wrote poetry at six ,difficult times ,worthy mate
7. World war, Gandhi as Red Cross volunteer, fraught against bondage
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