all india radio was renamed as akashvani in 1956.
all india radio was renamed as akashvani in 1956.
when was all india radio renamed as akashvani?
1956
akashvani (term)









































akashvani (ākāśavāni), , is a word of sanskrit origin meaning "celestial announcement," or "voice from the sky/heaven".









































elements of the word:









































bullet::::- आकाश (ākāśa) "sky"









































bullet::::- वाणि (vāṇi) "voice, speech"









































"akashvani" was first used in the context of radio by m. v. gopalaswamy after setting up the nation’s first private radio station in his residence, "vittal vihar" in 1936. all india radio, india's public radio broadcaster, adopted "akashvani" as its on-air name in 1956; it was felt that the term was more than appropriate for a broadcaster.
akashvani (term)
radio broadcasting was, until recently a government monopoly under the directorate general of all india radio—established in 1936 and since 1957 also known as akashvani—a government-owned, semicommercial operation of the ministry of information and broadcasting. from only six stations at the time of independence, all india radio's network had expanded by the mid-1990s to 146 am stations plus a national channel, the integrated north-east service (aimed at tribal groups in northeast india), and the external service. there are five regional headquarters for all india radio: the north zone in new delhi; the north-east zone in guwahati, assam; the east zone in calcutta; the west zone in bombay; and the south zone in madras. all india radio covers 99.37% of india's populace.
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