Trishna : Doordarshan's own Pride and Prejudice
In 1985, Doordarshan did a desi adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice, which was directed by Meena Vaishnavi. I discuss this little ...
The Madraswallah Podcast
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This podcast will have stories that we have grown up on. It's an ode to a time when time itself didn't hurry up. How was it to watch a TV serial on Doordarshan on a Sunday morning? Do you remember watching Hum Apke Hain Koun or Baasha on a single-screen? Are you still in search of RK Narayan's Malgudi? And did good morning mean MS Subbulakshmi's suprabhatam in your home? From cinema and literature to television and arts, these are stories that have endured over time and this will be a throwback to good times. Welcome to the land of nostalgia, where amazing things happen.
Discovery of India: A Podcast on Bharat EK Khoj (Eng)
The year 1988-89 marked the centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and the occasion was celebrated with the airing of Shyam Benegal’s Bharat Ek Khoj on ...
Cultural kaleidoscope of DD's Surabhi
For over 11 years, Surabhi brought to the masses the story of India and its rich heritage in a way seldom on Indian television. Every Sunday Siddharth...
Ram, Ramayan and Cinema
The story of Rama has been revealed over millennia through multiple art forms. In the 20th century, when cinema emerged as a global art form, the Rama...
India's First Soap Opera - A Podcast on Hum Log (English)
Hum Log was India’s first television soap opera and set the tone for home entertainment for the decades to come. This podcast is a tribute to the geni...
A trip to childhood with Malgudi Days
In the 1980s, Doordarshan televised a series of short stories and novels written by RK Narayan in the landmark classic Malgudi Days. This podcast is...
National Integration with Mile Sur Mera Tumhara on Doordarshan
First aired in 1988 on Doordarshan, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara went on to be a part of the collective consciousness of the nation. With an enviable line-up...
Laughing at life with Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi - A Doordarshan classic
This episode looks at Kundan Shan's classic Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, which was the first sitcom to be aired on Indian television. Starring Shafi Inamdar, S...
A relook at Dekh Bhai Dekh - A Doordarshan sitcome
Those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s will definitely have their fond memories of Doordarshan and Dekh Bhai Dekh. Here's a podcast that takes you b...
The Partition Saga of Buniyaad
A podcast on Ramesh Sippy's Buniyaad, a Doordarshan classic that set the standards for a soap opera on Indian television