Radio CeylonRadio Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවයLanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya, Tamil: இலங்கை வானொலி, ilankai vanoli) is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first radio station in Asia.
Ameen SayaniAmeen Sayani (21 December 1932 – 20 February 2024) was an Indian radio announcer. He achieved fame and popularity across the Indian subcontinent when he presented his Binaca Geetmala programme of top hit songs from Hindi cinema over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon. He was one of the most imitated announcers.
Vividh BharatiThe Vividh Bharati Service (VBS; lit.'Diverse Voices') of All India Radio was conceptualized to combat Radio Ceylon in 1967. Due to the Indian Government stopping its short wave relay centers, VBS is only available on the Internet. Vividh Bharati radio channel was launched on 3 October 1957. All the programmes are produced centrally at Vividh Bharati Service, Borivali, Mumbai and up-linked to the satellite.All India RadioAll India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (lit.'Voice from the sky' or 'Oracle'), is India's state-ownedpublicradio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is one of the two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Headquartered at the Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, FM Section, and National Service. It also serves as the home of the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra.
Cibaca (brand)Cibaca is an oral hygiene brand in India. Originally owned by Ciba Geigy which marketed Cibaca toothpastes and toothbrushes, the brand was bought by Colgate-Palmolive in 1994. After the acquisition, Colgate relaunched the brand as Colgate Cibaca to indicate the change of ownership. The brand is strong in rural India, where it sells in high volumes.Binaca (Indian brand)Binaca is an oral hygiene brand that is marketed in India and owned by Dabur. HistoryIt was launched in 1951–52 as a toothpaste brand Binaca Top. It sponsored an extremely popular music show on Radio Ceylon and later on All India Radio, Binaca Geetmala which was hosted by noted radio personality Ameen Sayani. The brand was owned by Reckitt Benckiser who sold it to Dabur in 1996 for ₹1.2 crore (US$120,000).
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and its most populous. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
HindiIndo-Aryan languageModern Standard Hindi (Hindi: आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, romanised: Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the government of India, and is the lingua franca for most of the northern half of India.
Hindi cinemaThis article contains Indic text. Without proper , you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text.Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood, refers to India's Hindi-language film industry, based in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (another name for Mumbai) and "Hollywood".
Hindi film musicNationalistic and patriotic songs Regional musicAndaman and Nicobar IslandsAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBihar (Maithili)ChhattisgarhGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu and KashmirLadakhJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOdishaPunjab (Folk)RajasthanSikkimTamil NaduAncientTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest BengalHindi film songs, more formally known as Hindi Geet or Filmi songs and informally known as Bollywood music, are songs featured in Hindi films.
Audience measurementAssessment of the scale and composition of the target audience Audience measurement calculates how many people are in an audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership, but also in relation to newspaper and magazine readership and, increasingly, web traffic. The term is sometimes used with regard to practices that help broadcasters and advertisers determine who is listening, rather than how many people are listening.
MumbaiCapital of Maharashtra, IndiaMegacity in Maharashtra, IndiaMumbai ( ; Marathi: Mumbaī, pronounced ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India. Located on the Konkan coast along the west coast of India, it has a deep natural harbour.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.