Communication
Ever since humans appeared on the earth, they
have used different means of communication.
But, the pace of change, has been rapid in
modern times. Long distance communication
is far easier without physical movement of the
communicator or receiver. Personal
communication and mass communication
including television, radio, press, films, etc. Are
the major means of communication in the
country. The Indian postal network is the largest
in the world. It handles parcels as well as
personal written communications. Cards and
envelopes are considered first–class mail and
are airlifted between stations covering both land
and air. The second–class mail includes book
packets, registered newspapers and periodicals.
They are carried by surface mail, covering land
and water transport. To facilitate quick delivery
of mails in large towns and cities, six mail
channels have been introduced recently. They
are called Rajdhani Channel, Metro Channel,
Green Channel, Business Channel, Bulk Mail
Channel and Periodical Channel.
networks in Asia. Excluding urban places
more than two-thirds of the villages in India
have already been covered with Subscriber
Trunk Dialling (STD) telephone facility. In
order to strengthen the flow of information
from the grassroot to the higher level, the
government has made special provision to
extend twenty-four hours STD facility to
every village in the country. There is a uniform
rate of STD facilities all over India. It has
been made possible by integrating the
development in space technology with
communication technology.
Mass communication provides
entertainment and creates awareness among
people about various national programmes and
policies. It includes radio, television,
newspapers, magazines, books and films. All
India Radio (Akashwani) broadcasts a variety
of programmes in national, regional and local
languages for various categories of people,
spread over different parts of the country.
Doordarshan, the national television channel of
India, is one of the largest terrestrial networks
in the world. It broadcasts a variety of
programmes from entertainment, educational
to sports, etc. For people of different age groups.
India publishes a large number of
newspapers and periodicals annually. They are
of different types depending upon their
periodicity. Newspapers are published in
about 100 languages and dialects. Did you
know that the largest number of newspapers
published in the country are in Hindi, followed
by English and Urdu? India is the largest
producer of feature films in the world. It
produces short films; video feature films and
video short films. The Central Board of Film
Certification is the authority to certify both
Indian and foreign films.
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