Krishi Darshan (English: Agriculture Vision) is an Indian television program which premiered on DD National. It premiered on 26 January 1967 and is the longest running television series in India.[1][2] It is broadcast to 80 villages close to Delhi.[3] In 2015, it was shifted from DD National to DD Kisan, but also airs on the former channel.[4][5]
| Krishi Darshan | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Agriculture |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 62 |
| No. of episodes | 16,780 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company | Doordarshan |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National (1967 - 2015) DD Kisan (2015 - present) |
| Release | 26 January 1967 – present |
Theme edit
This programme aims at disseminating agricultural information to rural, farming audiences.[4]
References edit
- ^ Sharma, Supriya (12 July 2014). "A TV channel for farmers could be useful, but past experience suggests otherwise". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Bhatt, Shephali (22 September 2019). "Doordarshan turns 60: Here is a nostalgic look at the broadcaster's milestones". Economic times.
- ^ Sharmila Mitra Deb (July 2009), Indian Democracy: Problems and Prospects, Anthem Press, 2009, ISBN 978-81-907570-4-1,
... the well-known program Krishi Darshan, which started its telecast on January 26, 1967 ... 'informing' and 'educating' the farmers about improving agricultural productivity ...
- ^ a b Mahajan, Nitin (19 April 2018). "Telecast of longest TV series Krishi Darshan discontinued". Asian Age.
- ^ "Krishi Darshan at DD National on Friday". United News of India (UNI India). 26 October 2017.
Further reading edit
- Gupta, V.S. (1989). "Case Study of Indian Rural Television: The Krishi Darshan Programme". Media Asia. 16 (4): 215–218. doi:10.1080/01296612.1989.11727044. ISSN 0129-6612.
- IANS (15 March 2015). "Move over Krishi Darshan: Now Kisan TV to entertain farmers". Business Standard India. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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