Radio broadcasting which commenced in India through amateur " Ham " broadcasting clubs in Kolkata and Chennai in the 1921s matured into a public broadcasting system in the 1940s during Second World War when it became a major instrument of propaganda for Allied Forces in South East Asia . At the time of independence there were only 6 located in the major cities catering to urban audience. By 1950s there were 546,200 Radio licences all over India .
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| Amita Roy(later Malik) as disc jockey at All India Radio, Lucknow, 1944. |
Noted media person and film critic Amita joined All India Radio in 1944 for a couple of years when there were few women in the field, later going on to broadcast with BBC, CBC and other international broadcasting organisations. Doyenne among women journalists, she is well known for her film, radio and TV criticisms and columns in leading newspapers.
Courtesy - Amita Malik, New Delhi
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