vijay raghav rao suggested the name 'akashvani' for all india radio.
vijay raghav rao suggested the name 'akashvani' for all india radio.
who suggested the name 'akashvani' for all india radio?
vijay raghav rao
mysore was the location of the first private radio broadcasting station in india when "akashavani" (voice from the sky) was established in the city on 10 september 1935 by m.v. gopalaswamy, a professor of psychology, at his house in the vontikoppal area of mysore, using a 50-watt transmitter. the station was taken over by the princely state of mysore in 1941 and was moved to bangalore in 1955. in 1957, "akashvani" was chosen as the official name of all india radio (air), the radio broadcaster of the government of india. the air station at mysore broadcasts an fm radio channel at 100.6 mhz, and gyan vani broadcasts on 105.6. big fm, radio mirchi and red fm are the three private fm channels operating in the city.
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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)