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, Amitabh Bachchan and several others, this music video was an instant classic.... Continue Reading →
A trip down the Malgudi Lane – A podcast on 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 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 →