By which name All India Radio was known prior to 1936?
By which name All India Radio was known prior to 1936?
All India Radio had formally started functioning in 1936. Prior to this, the radio broadcasting had started in India under the banner of Indian Broadcasting Company. This company was taken over by the Government and in March 1935, the office of Controller of broadcasting was started in India. One year later, the name of Indian broadcasting was changed to All India Radio. The first AIR station was Delhi, which was followed by Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Lucknow and Tiruchi. The term Akashavani was coined by Professor Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy for his radio station in Mysore during 1936, however, AIR started using this name since 1957.
All India Radio had formally started functioning in 1936. Prior to this, the radio broadcasting had started in India under the banner of Indian Broadcasting Company. This company was taken over by the Government and in March 1935, the office of Controller of broadcasting was started in India. One year later, the name of Indian broadcasting was changed to All India Radio. The first AIR station was Delhi, which was followed by Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Lucknow and Tiruchi. The term Akashavani was coined by Professor Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy for his radio station in Mysore during 1936, however, AIR started using this name since 1957.
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March 16, 2012 at 5:24 pmSir I think the term Akashvani was coined by Rabindranah Tagore