Walter Kaufmann, who worked as Director of music at AIR, Bombay from 1937 to 1946, composed Akashwani's signature tune

October 18, 2021 1:41 PM

Walter Kaufmann, who worked as Director of music at AIR, Bombay from 1937 to 1946, composed Akashwani's signature tune

<span style="color: #222222;">Walter Kauffman, who composed the SIGNATURE TUNE of Akashwani, was one of the many Jewish refugees who found a safe haven in India from Nazis. He moved to India and worked as a director of music at the All India Radio in Bombay from 1937 to 1946.<br />''<br />''Kauffman founded the Bombay Chamber Music Society along with others like Mehli Mehta and incidentally it was Kaufmann who taught Mehli's son Zubin Mehta.</span><br /&...

Walter Kaufmann, who worked as Director of music at AIR, Bombay from 1937 to 1946, composed Akashwani's signature tune

October 18, 2021 1:41 PM

Walter Kaufmann, who worked as Director of music at AIR, Bombay from 1937 to 1946, composed Akashwani's signature tune

<span style="color: #222222;">Walter Kauffman, who composed the SIGNATURE TUNE of Akashwani, was one of the many Jewish refugees who found a safe haven in India from Nazis. He moved to India and worked as a director of music at the All India Radio in Bombay from 1937 to 1946.<br />''<br />''Kauffman founded the Bombay Chamber Music Society along with others like Mehli Mehta and incidentally it was Kaufmann who taught Mehli's son Zubin Mehta.</span><br /&...