When a radio license was required to own a radio!

 The human mind also has seasons, these seasons can be felt and songs, ghazals, anecdotes and stories have a great contribution in changing the seasons of the human mind.  Along with these songs, ghazals, anecdotes and stories, 'Radio' did the work of conveying daily events to the people in a very efficient manner and is still doing it at present.  Once upon a time, the 'radio' used to have the full power of the person holding it.  It was around 1960-62 when a person in every town had a 'radio' and at that time having a 'radio' was not an easy task.  It was always necessary to get government permission to have and listen to 'radio'.  'Radio licenses' were issued by the government, these licenses were issued at the post office by the 'Indian Postal Department'.

 This small copy called 'Radio Licence' had a ticket with All India Radio (AIR) printed on it.  For keeping and listening to radio, the 'Indian Postal Department' used to issue 'Radio Licence' under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.  In case of not obtaining a 'radio license' or in case of not renewing a 'radio licence', it was considered a crime and in such a case punishment was also proposed under the Wireless Act, 1933.

 At the time of selling the radio, three copies of the bill are made by the shopkeeper, one copy of the radio bill is kept by the shopkeeper in his records, one copy is with the radio buyer and one copy is deposited with the 'Indian Postal Department' for making 'Radio Licence'.  had to be done  On a copy of the radio bill, the shopkeeper used to write the date of sale of the radio, name of the buyer, address, brand of the radio, body of the radio, chassis number and guarantee, warranty etc.

After this, after checking the radio on the copy of the radio bill, the 'Radio Licence' was issued to the radio owner at the post office by the 'Indian Post Department'. Apart from the radio owner's name, address, radio brand, radio body, chassis number is written by the Department, along with a special 'Radio License' ticket issued by the Indian Postal Department, on which All India Radio (A .IR) was printed, the fee of this special ticket of 'radio license' also increased from time to time, which in the initial period started from about one-two rupees and with time- Also increased from Rs 7.50 to Rs 15.

 Radio as a means of entertainment had made a good place among the people within a short period of time. Two separate 'Radio Licences' of radios were issued by the government agency 'Indian Postal Department', domestic and commercial. On the domestic 'radio licence', the radio owner could listen to the radio in his home and family and listen to the daily events of the country and the world, songs, ghazals, anecdotes and stories. On the other hand, commercial 'radio licenses' are issued for public places like radio shops, hotels, panchayats etc. These domestic and commercial 'radio licenses' had to be renewed again from the 'Indian Post Department' after the expiry of one year.

 At that time, the employees of the postal department regularly took appropriate action against those who did not renew the 'radio license', but then time changed and around the year 1983-84, radio was exempted from the 'radio licence'. At present, those things are no more. With the change of time, the means of entertainment also changed rapidly. Now having a radio has become a very common thing, and there was a time when 'license radio' had a different identity for its owner. Because having a 'licensed radio' was not an easy task.