From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it was published by All India Radio,New Delhi.From July 3 ,1949,it was turned into a weekly journal.
Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983.
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.
NAME OF THE JOURNAL: The Indian Listener
LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English
DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 05-02-1950
PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly
NUMBER OF PAGES: 68
VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XV. No. 6.
BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 18-30, 32-43, 45-56, 58-64
ARTICLE:
1. Social Education
2. Money Market Quotations
3. The Philosophy of Liberalism
4. Mahatma Gandhi And Peace
5. Dance, Ballet And Music
6. Cultural Freedom
7. The Mystifying Poem
8. Forgetting Names And Faces
AUTHOR:
1. K. G. Saiyidain
2. S. Narayanaswami
3. S. L. Poplai
4. Dr. Mordecai Johnson
5. Enakshi Bhavani
6. Dr. C. P. Ramaswamy Aiyer
7. Rev. C. H. Swavely
8. H. C. Jehangir
KEYWORDS:
1. National Education Committee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and national life
2. Finance Maket and Treasury Bills, Reserve Bank of India and bank rate
3. Liberalism and democracy, Individualism and hedonism
4. World Pacifist Conference, Violence and arms
5. Kashmiri Revival Movement, Indian National Theatre at Bombay
6. Liberty of artist and thinker, Intellectual freedom
7. Modern writing trend, New classical poetry
8. Forgetfulness, Remembering things in public life
Document ID: INL-1950 (J-M) Vol-I (06)
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