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30 unusual facts about All India Radio


Avanur

6. All India Radio station at Thrissur is located at Avanur - Varadiyam road.

Azad Hind Radio

On Azad Hind Radio, Netaji referred the British Broadcasting Corporation as the Bluff and Bluster Corporation and the All India Radio as the Anti Indian Radio.

Badri Narayan

He has been the subject of a documentary by Mumbai All India Radio, and has received numerous awards, including the Padma Shri in 1987 and the Maharashtra Gourav Puruskar in 1990.

Bhakti Barve

She also had a short stint as announcer on All India Radio, Mumbai and later as a news reader on Mumbai Doordarshan (India's National broadcaster), and presenter of Saptahiki.

Deepak Sandhu

In her job career, prior to taking the portfolio for this prestigious position, she worked in eminent posts like, Principal Director General (Media and Communications) Press Information Bureau, Director General DD News and Director General (News) All India Radio.

Devi Mahatmya

Bengalis traditionally wake up at 4 in the morning on Mahalaya day to listen to Mahisasura Mardini in the voice of the Birendra Krishna Bhadra and the Pankaj Kumar Mullick on All India Radio, since 1932 as they recite hymns from the scriptures.

Dinesh Bhramar

He has recited his poetical works for All India Radio and Doordarshan ans delivered several lectures at seminars/conferences conducted by the Central Sahitya Akademi and other prestigious organizations.

Frederick Arthur Cobb

In 1926 he became chief engineer of the Indian Broadcasting Company in Calcutta, where he remained for three years before becoming the general manager of a firm in High Wycombe producing radio and television equipment.

Ganeshana Maduve

He writes letters expressing his admiration and love, using the "more modern" pen-name of Y. G. Rao (shortened from Y. Ganesh Rao), to All India Radio where Shruti, alias Adilakshmi, reads them and falls in love with Y. G. Rao.

Gita Dey

She has been associated with All India Radio since 1954, and enacted character roles in radio plays.

Gulki Joshi

Her father Rakesh Joshi is a Director and well known All India Radio Vividh Bharati program Assistant Director now retired.

Haflong Hindi

For instance, All India Radio employs it for broadcasts in Dima Hasao, and Hindi speakers (including government officials) in the region are expected to learn Haflong Hindi.

Indian Standard Time

To communicate the exact time to the people, the exact time is broadcast over the state–owned All India Radio and Doordarshan television network.

Jeypore

All India Radio - Jeypore, is one of the oldest Radio Stations in Odisha, established on the 28 June 1964 and has many award winning programmes to its credit.

Kalabha Mazha

Madhava Menon (Thilakan) who worked in the All India Radio always respects other religions and works for the upliftment of the society.

Kodagu Gowda

AreBashe News in Madikeri AIR: the news in Arebhashe is broadcast on Madikeri AIR daily at 7:45 pm, featuring the Local news of Kodagu and various Gowda activities held in Sullia and Mysore.

Main Sunder Hoon

One day, during an interview to the All India Radio, he says that he likes to have his old dress of the waiter in front of him, so that it could remind him of what he was earlier, and he does not develop any pride.

Mogra

All India Radio has located some of its high power transmitters at Mogra.

Mudalur

Mudalur is served by the FM dial by Suryan FM, run by Sun Network (frequency 93.5 MHz), Hello FM, run by the Malai Malar Group (frequency 106.5 MHz) and Tirunelveli Vanoli Nilayam (All India Radio), by the Government of India.

Nafis Fathima

She has held various positions like the Vice-President of the Karnataka State Industrial Bank Ltd., Member of Programme Committee, Doordarshan, Bangalore, Member of ZRUCC, Southern Railways, Member of Advisory Committee, All India Radio, and Memberof the Family Planning Association of India.

Nurul Momen

After the foundation of All India Radio in Dhaka, 1939, Momen picked up on the opportunity of the new medium and became its the first Muslim author.

Robin Singh, Jr.

He currently serves as one of the cricket experts for All India Radio and as a tax inspector for ITO, New Delhi.

Sanjit Narwekar

He has also hosted interviews/magazine programs for All India Radio and Doordarshan.

Sawai Madhopur

All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani) Sawai Madhopur broadcast, local Ratio station -FM band (101.5 MHz) in the city.

Shrinivas Khale

He also provided music to theatrical plays Paanigrahan, Vidushak and Devache paay during his stint in Akashwani, Mumbai.

Suraiya

While she was sang for a children's program for All India Radio in which Raj Kapoor and Madan Mohan who later attained fame as an actor, a film maker and music director respectively, used to be her co-artists.

Terrestrial television

The regular daily transmission started in 1965 as a part of All India Radio.

Utpal Dutta

Utpal Datta is a National Film Award-winning film critic, long associated with Bismoi, an entertainment Assamese magazine, Rangghar- cultural monthly and Roopkar-Cultural Monthly and later joins the All India Radio Guwahati, where his book 24 Frames (2008), an anthology of articles on Indian cinema, was released as a radio program.

Vimochanam

The background score was composed by Sarma Brothers, who also worked for All India Radio.

Yedida Kameswara Rao

In 1949 he was invited by Sri Ayyagari Veerabhadra Rao to All India Radio in Vijayawada, where he worked for more than 30 years as a producer of children’s programs, promoting children’s listening clubs and nurturing children as singers and actors.


Amar Nath

Besides devoutly following Amir Khan's style, teaching and demonstrating the style, Amar Nath also served at All India Radio for eight years, and later as Director of Kala Sangam in Delhi, and also provided music for the 1955 film Garam Coat and for a documentary on Mirza Ghalib.

Gayathri Girish

An A-Grade panel artist of AIR Chennai, Gayathri has given quite a number of interesting and non-routine concerts such as Jugalbandis with Hindustani musicians, vocal performances with Thavil accompaniment, one Raga – one Kriti concerts (that call for highest levels of Manodharma) and numerous thematic concerts on topics like Shanmatam and Nava Vidha Bhakthi.

Gyan Vani

The signatory of MOU were Shri K. S. Prasada Rao Registrar, IGNOU and Hari Om Srivastava, Chief Engineer from All India radio.

Hari Om Srivastava

He established IT Division of All India Radio, formulated and piloted the proposal for establishment of Broadcast Engineering Consultants India, a public sector undertaking of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, established AIR Resources, a wing for sharing infrastructure of All India Radio and Doordarshan with private broadcasters, among others.

Johar Ali Khan

He also performed for Sangeet Natak Academy, Sahitya Kala Parishad, All India Radio, Doordarshan, Punjab Heritage Festival, Rajasthan Sangeet Natya Academy, Rajeev Gandhi Kala Mandir (Goa), Shri Ram Bhartiya Kala Kendra, European Union Cultural Week, National Center for Performing Arts (Mumbai), etc.

K. Bhaskaran

The most notable of these include National Sangeet Sammelan programmes on All India Radio in 1997 and 2000, AIR National Programme of Music in 2004 and National Programme of Music on Doordarshan, in 2008.

Melville de Mellow

Melville de Mellow (also de Mello) (1913 - 1989) was an Indian radio broadcaster with the All India Radio.

Podbharti

Listeners have equated the experience of listening to the podcasts to 70's style radio, reminiscent of Vividh Bharti.

Rama Ravi

Rama Ravi has performed in Sangeet Sammelan recitals, and has also appeared in national programs on Doordarshan and All India Radio.

Santha P. Nair

She was working in All India Radio in Kozhikode before entering playback singing.She entered Malayalam films industry through Thiramala in (1953),her first song 'Ammathan thankakudame' (by music director Vimal Kumar) was a lullaby.She sang in hundreds Malayalam films from 1951 to 1967 and immortalised many songs including 'Unarunaroo Unikkanna', 'Kadavathu Thoniyaduthappol', 'Poove nalla poove,' `Kuruvikalai uyaraam' and 'Kadavathu thoni aduthapol' with her mellifluous voice.