TY - BOOK AU - Rao, N. Bhaskara AU - Raghavan, G. N. S. TI - Social effects of mass media in India SN - 8121205212 U1 - 302.230954 PY - 1996/// CY - New Delhi PB - Gyan Publishing House KW - Mass media-Political aspects-India KW - Mass media-Social aspects-India KW - Public television-India N1 - Includes index N2 - The three parts of this unusual work present a survey of the origin and growth of the mass media India, as part of the country's political economy, before and after independence. It is a critical assessment of the present media scene including the findings of the first-ever country-wide survey of the social effects of the media, specially TV, conducted by the Center for Media Studies during 1994-95; and recommended future that includes in the case of Akasvani and Doordarshan, now government owned and departmentally run, a radical restructuring and redefinition of role ER -