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: 2 OCTOBER, 1977
PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly
NUMBER OF PAGES: 64
VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLII. No. 40
BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 19-61
ARTICLE:
1. Relevance of Gandhian Thought in Democracy
2. Rural Development and Area Planning
3. Rural Based Civil Services
4. Appropriate Technology
5. North-Eastern Region Forges Ahead
6. A Common Script of India
7. The Anatomy of Fear
8. My Patients and I
9. Problem Children
10. The Core of Gandhiji's Teachings
11. Gandhiji's Concept of Sarvodaya
AUTHOR:
1. Dr. T. S. Devadoss
2. Balraj Mehta
3. K. G. Ramanathan
4. Dr. A. W. Date
5. S. K. Dutta
6. V. Karunakaran Nambiar
7. Dr. V. Muthurangam
8. Dr. K. S. Sanjeevi
9. Dr. Jagadindra Mondal
10. C. Rajgopalachari
11. Jayaprakash Narayan
KEYWORDS :
1. Self-Reliant India, Non-Violence, Staunch Revolutonary
2. Under Employent, Grassroot Planning, land Reforms
3. Wide-Chasm in Rural-Urban People, Understading Rural Culture, Conecrn for Rural Areas
4. Transfer of Technology, Technology for Weaker Sections, contraints of Market Price
5. New Regional Schemes, Mineral Deposits, Concept of Patriotism
6. Common langnage, Devnagri Script, Multilingual Country
7. Role of Nervous System Anxiety, Melancholia
8. Psychosomatic Illnesses, Case History a Must, Medical Versus Legal Profession
9. Aggresive and Repressed, Environmental Effects,Scientific Treatment
10.satyagrah, Detachment and Surrender Advaita
11. Sarvodaya Samaj Good of All, Lok Sevak Sangh, Voluntary Servents
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