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 an attempt to bring to you several interesting facts about the making of the series and it also includes an interaction with Manjunath Nayakar, who played Swami in the famous... Continue Reading →
Integrating a nation with Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
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 of celebrities such as Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Dr M Balamuralikrishna, Shabana Azmi, Kamal Hasan, Mrinal Sen, Amitach Bachchan and several others, this music video was an instant... Continue Reading →
Mad over Ads – The Doordarshan Days
Back in the 1980s, we would be told around 9am - Next Programme - Ramayan. But there would be a flurry of ads before the serial actually began. We ended up having some wonderful memories of advertisements on television along with the memories of those serials. In this podcast, Don Bratman and I discuss some... Continue Reading →
Laughing at Life – A Podcast on Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi
Aired on Fridays at 9pm, Kundahn Shah's Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi came at a point when Hindi cinema was going through its worst phase. Content became weak in films and audience got bored with the same old action-revenge formula. This episode looks at this TV series, which was the first sitcom to be aired on Doordarshan. Starring... Continue Reading →
