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: 27 JUNE, 1976
PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly
NUMBER OF PAGES: 55
VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLI. No. 26
BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 15-52
ARTICLE:
1. The Galaxies
2. Administration in the Service of the People
3. Search For Oil in Gujarat
4. The Communication Revolution
5. Growth of Heavy Industry in India
6. Sartorial Sidelights
7. Islamic Patronage To Sanskrit
AUTHOR:
1. Prof. K. D. Abhyankar
2. M. K. Dhar
3. H. G. T. Woodward
4. Dr. V. K. Narayana Menon
5. Mantosh Sondhi
6. Mrs. Ramani Vijayasekhar
7. Dr. Dimbeswar Sarma
KEYWORDS :
1. Sun and its closeness to earth, the milky way and all that, ‘island universes’?, syncrotron radiation
2. Setting up of task forces, voluntary retirement, need for rationalising personnel system
3. Ankleswar, institute of reservoir, natural gas, exploration in cambay basin
4. Options, middle path, break through, balanced development
5. Comfort and conformity, fashions like monsoons, sari the sartorial elegance, costume cross-road
6. Striking similarity, panchatantra in pahlavi, padachandrika, treatise on horses, dara shikohas efforts
Document ID : APE-1976 (A-J) Vol-I-13
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