Dr M.V. Gopalaswamy
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Dr M.V. Gopalaswamy	admin	2018-03-29T10:08:49+00:00
"Dr M.V. Gopalaswamy is the father of Mysore Akashvani. He served as the professor of psychology and the principal of the Maharaja's college. The radio station that he started in 1935 in Mysore is his great contribution to the field of culture. This was the first private radio station in the whole of India and it speaks volumes of a person's interest, passion, hard work and the instinct to do good to his fellow human beings….
"For six long years Dr Gopalaswamy ran AIR single-handedly spending money from his own pocket. Owing to financial constraint he handed over the administration to the Mysroe city municipality. Later from 1 January 1942, the provincial government of the Maharaja assumed the responsbility of running the organisation.
"Even then Dr M.V. Gopalaswamy continued to be director (till 2 August 1943). After that his colleague, Prof N. Kasturi was appointed full-time chief executive with the designation 'assistant station superintendent.' The radio station continued to function under the care of Kasturi, who was a thorough gentleman and a well-known humourist….
"It was during that [Kasturi] period that All India Radio was baptised as 'Akashvani' , a name that has been an appropriate metaphor for this wonderful organisation. The radio station flaunted with aplomb the title 'Akashvani Mysore' before its facade. It wafted on the waves and reached the hearts of listeners lending them undimmed pleasure. Later on, when All India Radio came under the administrative fold of the Indian government, the radio stations continued to use the name 'Akashvani'. The credit of lending this beautiful name 'Akashvani' to all the radio stations of the country belongs to Mysore Akashvani."