One of the distinguishing features of an organised religion as against the folk religion is the presence of well organised socio-religious institutions through which the religion functions and prospers. Cristianity functioned through the church, buddhism prospered through the sangha and hinduism survived due to the mathas. The church, the sangha, and matha are the socio-religious institutions of their respective religions. Similarly, veerasaivism could prosper through its socio-religious organisations, like pancha pithas, the mathas and the rectories. Unlike other religions of the world, veerasaivism is one which never dependended on royal patronage. It, on the other hand, flourished and prospered through cough the mathas and the rectories. "sri sharanabasaveshwara dasoha maha mane" at kalburgi is on of such great rectories of veerasaivism which has played a determining role in the struggle for the survival and prosperity of this religious sect in hyderabad karnataka and adjoining areas, especially at the face of muslim rule. It is proposed to make a critical study of the role played by this rectory in maintaining the integrity of veerasaivism, preserving its socio religious institutions and values through several religious and educational programmes and institutions. We start with the assumption that hinduism is general and veerasaivism in particular would not have survived in this area, but for this great religious institution.

"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: 16-04-1961 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 48 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXVI. No. 16. BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 08-48 ARTICLE: 1. Sportsmen I Have Met 2. Human Relation in Industry 3. Documentary Direction 4. A Pattern For The Universities 5. The Compact Car 6. About Howlers 7. On Public Speaking AUTHOR: 1. H. H. Shrimant Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad 2. Dr. M. V. Moorthy 3. Smt. Durga Khote 4. Prof. Asa Briggs 5. Justice G. D. Khosla 6. Asim Kumar Dutta 7. S. J. Lawrence Sundaram Document ID : 7 Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this and other AIR journals.For reproduction previous permission is essential.

Documentation and Preservation of Folk Culture of Bidar District. The book is the result of much research on the topic; this book makes a valuable addition to the corpus of information on the great Folk art and artisans of Bidar and their contribution to Bidar district. It attempt to bring to light aspects of the folk literature, arts, artisans, songs, theatre, Medicine, religion ,beliefs as well as the historical context in which such writing emerged. This book has thus highlighted not just the folk culture of Bidar, but its significance in the society of the time and later, for the pointed out the Preservation policies for folk culture in Bidar. The book brought to light the range of Folklore of Bidar and translated many Kannada work into English for helpful to new researcher, scholars and writers. This book will helpful to write the subaltern and local history

The revision comes 10 years after the first edition and completely overhauls the text not only in terms of look and feel but also content which is now contemporary while also being timeless. A large number of words are explained with the help of examples and their lineage which helps the reader understand their individual usage and the ways to use them on the correct occasion.

"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: 29 APRIL, 1973 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 55 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXXVIII. No. 18 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 17-53 ARTICLE: 1.Sikkim--Background to the Current Developments 2. Indian Railways. 3. Indian Railways Since Independence 4. Matrimonial Advertisements 5. My Writing Years 6. After Dinner Speeches 7. P. G. Wodehouse 8. All About Lines 9. Cosmetics And Complexion AUTHOR: 1. R. Constantine 2. Mohd. Shafi Qureshi 3. B. S. D. Baliga 4. Asha Rishi 5. Khushwant Singh 6. Jagam 7. Mridula Gopal 8. Prof. K. B. Rao 9. Dr. M. Sirsi Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals. For reproduction previous permission is essential.

This document is accompanied by an explanatory memorandum (7p.: 30 cm). Dated July 2012. The changes shall take effect on 20 July 2012

We can hear Urumula Naganna’s drum roll during the rendition of the Sri Akammagaru Kaviya. An oral tradition which is as old as the hills is captured in the book Gods, Heroes and their Storytellers. Do you know the story of how the Madiga community came to inherit the right to skin cattle carcass and produce leather articles? How are contemporary Folk Oral Literatures connected to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata? There are many such stories and tradition bearers who doggedly go on in spite of the onslaught of the digital media. The author here has tried his best in keeping these traditions alive by not only telling the stories but also by living with the story tellers themselves. The rich details give us a window to a world which is not only very far away for our everyday mundane existence but also makes us retrospect on what we are missing out. Each of the tradition bearers are different and so are their stories and the region to which they belong. These are not merely stories but a way of life for these oral narrators who are fast disappearing in today’s consumerist landscape. The need of the hour is to keep alive these traditions and the tradition bearers.