In this volume representing Part One, twelve of these personalities are dealt with: five from Tamil Nadu in the South, two from the North-west (Punjab and Kashmir), one from Varanasi, and two from the East (Bengal and Assam). The book is edited by Dr. V. Raghavan, an eminent Sanskrit scholar and Indologist.
This Volume, the second part, on the Devotional Poets and Mystics, offers another fourteen of them; five from the Hindi speaking areas; three from western India (Gujarat and Maharashtra), one from the east (Bengal), a group of saints, the Hari-dasas of Karnataka; two from Tamil Nadu and one each from Sindh and Andhra Pradesh. The book is edited by Dr. V. Raghavan, an eminent Sanskrit scholar and Indologist.
"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. 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. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 28 SEPTEMBER, 1980 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 61 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLV. No. 42 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 5-27, 37-58 ARTICLE: 1.The Wisdom of the Veda 2. How much realistic a Writer can be? 3. Face to face with Big Cats and Bears 4. Relevance of Mini Hydroelectric Plants 5. Uses and abuses of Food Fortification 6. Why and How of Adult Education AUTHOR: 1. S. Shankaranarayanan 2. Prof. Jayant R. Joshi 3. Shri M. M. Jamkhindikar 4. Prof. S. Sundaranayagam 5. Dr. (Mrs.) S. Bose 6. B. Bhavani Rao KEYWORDS : 1. Nterpretation positive approach 2. Age of mutuality;simple truth 3. Encounters;the bears 4. Hydroelectric size factor mechan is efficiency 5. Fortification, adding vitamins, minerals, guidelines 6. Approach the aims Document ID : APE-1980 (S-D) Vol-III-01 Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals. For reproduction previous permission is essential.
In Hinduism, as in all of the great religious traditions from around the globe, the repeating or singing of a sacred name is an integral part of prayer and daily life. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this edited collection of the writing of renowned Indian scholar, V. Raghavan, examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India.
