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: 23 OCTOBER, 1977
PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly
NUMBER OF PAGES: 64
VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLII, No. 43
BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 18-61
ARTICLE:
1. Radio For People's Progress
2. Future of AIR
3. Taming The Deserts
4. Bio-Medical Engineering And Its Importance
5. Sex Mechanism In Plants and Animals
6. The Computer Revolution
7. Contribution of P. C. Ray to Science
8. Folk Music some Modern Trends
9. Indian Writing In English
10. Speedy Justice
11. The Economic Scene
AUTHOR:
1. Jyoti Basu
2. L. K. Advani
3. T. V. Satyanarayanan
4. Dr. N. G.Nath
5. Dr. N. Dayal
6. G. H. Keswani
7. Eva Mathew
8. Hemango Biswas
9. Smt. P. S. Subramanyam
10. F. S. Nariman
11. R. Venkatachary
KEYWORDS :
1. Can be Good Or Evil ,Untruth, Interest of People
2. Party Broadcast, Credibility, Shortcomings, Center and States
3. Four Pronged Strategy, Activated Participation, Creeping Deserts
4. Interdisciplinary Nature, Medical Research, Health Care-Delivery
5. Earlier Theories, X.Y. Factors, Genie Theory, chromosomal Mechanism
6. Many Uses of Computer, Linguistic and Learning Ability, Does not have Imagination
7. As a Teacher, History of Hindu Chemistry, Claim to greatness
8. Style of Singing, Traditional Theme, Bengali Folk Music
9. Women Writers, Young Novelists, Field of Fiction
10. Judges of Right Type, Bedrock of Indian Democracy, Pending Cases
11. agricultural Development, Available Resources, Projects on Shelf
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