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: 13 NOVEMBER, 1977
PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly
NUMBER OF PAGES: 68
VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLII. No. 46
BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 16-64
ARTICLE:
1. The Art of Writing a Book
2. Aleixandre: The Nobel-Laureate
3. Painless Child-Birth
4. Medical Palmistry
5. Students and Politics
6. Kala- Azar Comes Back
7. Alcohol and Health
8. Broadcasting That was And Is
9. Indian History and English Fiction
AUTHOR:
1. Interviewee- Ved Mehta, Interviewer- Rajiv Mehrotra
2. Dr. S. Dey
3. Dr. D. V. Meher
4. C. Gowri Shankar
5. V. V. John
6. Dr. S. N. Arya
7. Dr. G. Singh
8. B.V. Baliga
9. Dr. D.K. Chakravorty
KEYWORDS :
1. Portrait of Indian, Intellectual Process, constant Search
2. Spains Best Poet, lyrical Out Put, illogical and Abstract
3. Psychological Aspect, Epidural analgesia, Without Trauma
4. Lower Transverse line, Diagnosis of a Disease
5. Thought and Action, Student Union Election, Passport to privilege
6. Prolonged Fever, Spread by Sandfly, caused By Protozaa
7. Have a Peg, List of Evil Effects, Alcohol and Crime
8. planned Development, External Services, Expansion of AIR
9. Grouping of Novels , Independence Struggle, Representing History
Document ID : APE-1977 (Oct-Dec) Vol-III-07
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