"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: 02 MAY, 1976

PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly

NUMBER OF PAGES: 64

VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLI. No. 18

BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 19-61

ARTICLE:

1. Indian Poetry in English Today

2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3. Banking and the National Economy

4. Indian Foreign Policy Since 1966

5. Progress in Telecommunication Industry

6. Diabetes

7. Treatment of Diabetes

8. American Bases in Thailand

9. American Base on Diego Garcia

AUTHOR:

1. Dr. Roger Iredale

2. Sh. Rikrishnatri

3. Interview with Shri K. R. Puri,

4. R. D. Kwatra

5. I. K. Gupta

6. Dr. C. V. Krishnaswami

7. Dr. C. Munichoodappa

8. Amrit Mehta

9. R. D. Kwatra

KEYWORDS :

1.Dilemma of personality, intricate thoroughness, relaxed directness, controlled emotion, pervasive humour

2.Abundant shine and rain, development network

3.Need for better customer service, rural bias in banking, new policies, industrial development vital Chinese aggression, Indian success in 4.1971,Emergence into prominence, pragmatism in foreign policy, collaboration and new innovations, colossal growth,research and development programmes, satellite communication

5.Birth of I.T.I.,

6.Heredity— largest single factor, diabetes at any age, integrated electronic circuit, with a rural bias, oral drugs, can diabetes be cured ?

7.Patients co-operation, sudden manifestation, carbohydrates, management of complications

8.U-tapao anti-submarine base, pregnancy and diabetes, the splinter right-wing body

9.New areas of tension, MPLA in Angola, reversal of detente, Australian and New Zealand stand

Document ID : APE-1976 (A-J) Vol-I-05

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