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Background: Famed puppeteer Meena Naik shares her experience anchoring Kilbil, the popular Marathi children's show that aired on Doordarshan between the 70s and the 80s.
SASHANK KINI: Tell us how long you were associated with Doordarshan, and particularly the show Kilbil.
MEENA NAIK:…
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Background: Veteran Producer and Creative Director Nayana Das Gupta was one of the first individuals behind the launch of Bombay Doordarshan in 1972. In a candid interaction with Sashank, Nayana shares her experience working on Santakukadi, the Gujarati children's show 'by and for the children'…
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Background: Veteran writer Mariam Jetpurwalla penned the screenplay of Malgudi Days’ Swami and Friends, the memorable episodes with children as the central characters. The series, an adaptation of author RK Narayan’s short stories, aired on Doordarshan in 1987. It has gained a cult status since…
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Background: Shukla Das is a veteran in the film and television industry, having most notably been the Vice-President of both Star TV and Sony TV. Early in her career, she worked in Bombay Doordarshan, having helmed the wonderful English children’s programme Magic Lamp between 1974 and 1979. In…
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A) Books:
1. Agrawal, B. C., & Aghi, M. (1987). Television and the Indian child: a handbook. New Delhi: United Nations Childrens Fund.
2. Agrawal, B. C., Karnik, K. S., Lal, C., & Vishwanath, K. (1999). Children's Television in India A Situational Analysis. New Delhi, India: Concept…
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Introduction
Doordarshan, the national television network, was the first ever channel to be launched in India in 1959. It held a virtual monopoly in the television broadcasting industry until the country’s liberalisation in 1991. During this period, Doordarshan was the sole television channel…
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Doordarshan, the national television network, was the first ever channel to be launched in India in 1959. It held a virtual monopoly in the television broadcasting industry until the country’s liberalization in 1991. During this period, Doordarshan was the sole television channel available to the…
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