Krishi Darshan

Krishi Darshan
GenreAgriculture
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons62
No. of episodes16,780
Production
Running time30 minutes (with commercials)
Production companyDoordarshan
Original release
NetworkDD National (1967 - 2015)
DD Kisan (2015 - present)
Release26 January 1967 (1967-01-26) –
present

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][3] It is broadcast to 80 villages close to Delhi.[4] In 2015, it was shifted from DD National to DD Kisan, but also airs on the former channel.[5][6]

Theme

This programme aims at disseminating agricultural information to rural, farming audiences.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Supriya (12 July 2014). "A TV channel for farmers could be useful, but past experience suggests otherwise". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ Bhatt, Shephali (22 September 2019). "Doordarshan turns 60: Here is a nostalgic look at the broadcaster's milestones". Economic times.
  3. ^ "India's longest-running TV show has been on air for 57 years, has 16000 episodes; not KBC, CID, Taarak Mehta, Bigg Boss". DNA India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ 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 ...
  5. ^ a b Mahajan, Nitin (19 April 2018). "Telecast of longest TV series Krishi Darshan discontinued". Asian Age.
  6. ^ "Krishi Darshan at DD National on Friday". United News of India (UNI India). 26 October 2017.

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