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  • INTACH to mark 30th anniversary with Heritage Quiz on DD Bharati

    INTACH to mark 30th anniversary with Heritage Quiz on DD Bharati

    NEW DELHI: An India Heritage Quiz will be telecast every Sunday on Doordarshan’s cultural channel DD Bharati to test the intelligence level of average Indians.

     

    The programme in association with INTACH will be telecast every Sunday at 4 pm with repeat telecast on Monday at 8 am.

     

    INTACH is the largest organisation of its kind working to document, preserve and conserve India’s Culture and Heritage, both tangible as well as intangible and was established in 1984.

     

    This quiz series – the largest in the country – commemorates INTACH’s 30th anniversary.

     

    Meanwhile, DD Bharati will telecast Odisha Sankritik Darshan – A Window to the Culture of Odisha’ next week, based largely on gems selected from digital trove of East Zone Cultural Centre.

     

    The telecast will be telecast from 24 – 27 August at 10 pm and repeated next day at 2 pm.

  • MIB does not keep record of non-carriage of mandatory channels: Jaitley

    MIB does not keep record of non-carriage of mandatory channels: Jaitley

    NEW DELHI: While multi-system operators (MSOs) and direct-to-home (DTH) operators are expected to mandatorily carry a total of 24 Doordarshan channels in digital addressable system (DAS) areas, the number of channels to be carried in the non-DAS areas is 10.

     

    The channels to be carried by DAS and non-DAS areas includes Gyan Darshan, which is currently off-air but Doordarshan sources tell Indiantelevision.com that some arrangement was being worked out to re-start the channel run by the Indira Gandhi National Open University.

     

    The channels to be carried in the DAS areas include 22 DD channels including DD National, DD Bharati, DD News, DD India, DD Sports, and Kisan Channel. The other DD channels are language channels. Other than DD, the channels for DAS areas are Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha TV, and Gyan Darshan.

     

    The channels to be carried in non-DAS areas are:  DD National, DD News, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV, DD Sports, DD Urdu, DD Bharati, Kisan Channel, Gyan Darshan, and one regional language of Doordarshan channel of the State in which the cable operator is located.

     

    The Government has also listed a schedule of channels to be carried mandatorily by operators including local cable operators in the 35 states and union territories.

     

    Notifications were issued in this regard in September 2013 and again on 25 May this year.

     

    Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley told Parliament that his Ministry does not have any record of such complaints received as the authorised officers – district magistrate, or a sub-divisional magistrate, or a Commissioner of Police within his local limits of jurisdiction – have powers to take action for non-carriage of the mandatory channels by cable operators on their networks under Section 11 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995.

     

    An advisory was also issued in June when it was brought to the notice of the Ministry that a few MSOs were not carrying some of the mandatory channels. It was clarified that non-carriage of these channels shall attract action /punishment under Sections 11and l8 of the Cable Act. Earlier, the Ministry had written to all concerned registered MSOs for DAS notified areas to carry the mandatory channels on their networks.

  • MIB warns MSOs, LCOs against removing mandatory channels

    MIB warns MSOs, LCOs against removing mandatory channels

    NEW DELHI: The Government today warned all multi-system operators (MSO) and local cable operators (LCO) of action if they failed to carry the mandatory channels of Doordarshan, Rajya Sabha TV and Lok Sabha TV.

     

    Noting that it had been found that many MSOs and LCOs were not carrying mandatory channels notified by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) under different notifications, a note posted on the Ministry’s website said this was a violation of Section 8 of the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1995.

     

    Non-carriage of mandatory channels was liable to attract Section Il, Section 12 and Section 8 of the Cable Act.

     

    Any violation of Section 8 of the Cable Act shall invite such action as provided in the Cable TV Act and the Rules framed thereunder as well as the terms and conditions stipulated in the MSO permission, as the case may be.

     

    DD alleges DD Bharati taken off by Tata Sky

     

    Meanwhile in a separate note, Doordarshan said that its cultural channel DD Bharati had been taken off by DTH operator Tata Sky from 13 June till date without any official information. “This accounts to a serious violation from Tata Sky’s end,” the note said.

     

    Prasar Bharati had already moved the Ministry in this regard, and requested it to initiate action against the DTH operator.

     

    DD Bharati and some other Doordarshan channels including DD UP, DD MP, DD Bihar & DD Rajasthan are not being carried by Tata Sky on its network, which amounts to violation of the Government rules, DD said.

     

    Doordarshan reiterated that it is obligatory for every DTH operator to carry all Doordarshan channels, irrespective of any bouquet(s) or a-la-carte channel(s) being subscribed by subscribers. The DTH operators have to place the channels in the respective genre and display them in full television screen.

     

     

    The notification of 5 and 6 September, 2013 and 25 May, 2015 had specified a list of channels that are to be mandatorily carried by DTH operators, MSOs and cable operators on their cable TV networks.

     

    In areas where cable TV digitization has been completed, it is obligatory for the cable operators to carry 23 channels of Doordarshan including Kisan Channel, besides Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha channels. 

     

    In other areas, the cable operators are required to carry eight channels of Doordarshan, in addition to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha channels.

  • DD Bharati brings back ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ after 22 years

    DD Bharati brings back ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ after 22 years

    NEW DELHI: At a time when a feature film has just been made on the subject, Doordarshan is re-telecasting the popular series Byomkesh Bakshi, which was made more than twenty years earlier in 1993.

     

    The series is being telecast on DD’s cultural channel DD Bharati.

     

    It was the first Hindi series based on the Byomkesh Bakshi character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The series was made over two seasons, a 14-episode series in 1993 and a twenty-part series in 1997.  The series achieved cult status and was even repeated several times on DD National.

     

    The series stars Rajit Kapur and K K Raina as Byomkesh Bakshi and Ajit Bandyopadhyay respectively. Both actors known for their stage experience also went on to act in many films later.

     

    The series was directed by one of the masters of art cinema in the seventies and eighties, Basu Chatterjee.

     

    Byomkesh Bakshi, a Bengali detective takes on spine-chilling cases with his sidekick Ajit Bandyopadhyay. 

     

    The series will be aired every Friday at 10 pm on DD Bharati.

  • DD Bharati to telecast Indian adaptation of Russian play

    DD Bharati to telecast Indian adaptation of Russian play

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s cultural channel DD Bharati will telecast a Hindi play titled Pahunch Wala Aadmi, which is adapted from the Russian play A Man with Connections by Alexander Gelman.

     

    The play will be telecast on 26 April at 6 am and 2 pm.

     

    Directed by Bharti Sharma and staged by Kshitij Theatre Group, Pahunch Wala Aadmi is a poignant portrayal of the present times where people adapt to the inhuman ways, and the way society functions, especially in the corporate sphere.

     

    Ajeet, the protagonist, is a victim of such situations. He is a person caught-up in the rat-race, all entangled up in the nets and traps of the corporate world. Manipulation, calculation and the lies overtake the simplicity and honesty of his character. He functions like a machine with absolutely no sense of right or wrong. It is finally Neena, his wife, who makes him realize his worthlessness and the heavy price that he had to pay to obtain this status. But, it was too late and he was left with nothing at all.

     

    Sharma has proved her talent both as director and actress, by being able to bring out the inner turmoil, the sub text of the play in an effective manner.

     

    Additionally, DD Bharati will also presents Oorja – Kathak by Shovana Narayan and Thumri by Kumud Diwan – at 9 pm on 26 April, with a repeat telecast on 27 April at 5 am and 1 pm. This a telecast of a recent performance of Padmashri Kathak danseuse Narayan performed to the tune of ‘Kya din thay who… Rang mai dooba’ through ‘abhinaya’, touching the heartstrings of the audience. The lively rhythms of Lucknow thumris resonated in the voice of Hindustani semi-classical singer Kumud Diwan, who was the co-performer for Oorja, provided positive energy. The concert was organised by the Indian Cancer Society.

  • DD Bharati to telecast folk music show ‘Mangal Chowk’

    DD Bharati to telecast folk music show ‘Mangal Chowk’

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan Bharati is to telecast Mangal Chowk to revive the old glory and melodious voices of some of the finest folk singers the nation has produced and also some from across the borders.

     

    The series will be aired from 7 March onwards, every Saturday at 9 pm and repeat next day at 5 am and 1 pm.

     

    The series showcases some of the popular and renowned folk singers like Allah Jilai Bai, Vindhyavasini Devi, Teejan Bai, Wadali Brothers and Reshma amongst others.

     

    Speaking about Mangal Chowk, writer and author Yatinder Mishra said, “The series is solely dedicated to Indian traditional folk music exhibiting various forms of Sufi singing that will surely bring the masses close to the cultural heritage of our country; it is a musical treat for the folk music lovers.”

     

    Elaborating on the seris, thumri singer Dr Kumud Diwan added, “The series assumes the special significance with a view to promote and propagate the Maand, Sufi and Bhakti styles of singing, which is an important part of Indian folk music and is prevalent in different regions of India.”

     

    The series focus on various genres of popular folk music (namely Qawwali, Bhajan in Sufi style and many more). Mangal Chowk has been beautifully conceived and thoughtfully carved keeping the viewers eternal love for Folk music in view. Mangal Chowk will travel from various styles of folk singing such as Margi (Bhakti Sangeet) and Desi Sangeet, which will quench the thirst of the folk music lovers.

  • There is more to January than Republic Day, DD Bharati programmes show

    There is more to January than Republic Day, DD Bharati programmes show

    NEW DELHI: The onset of the Basant Panchami festival and the month of Magh in the Hindu calendar will be marked by DD Bharati with the launch of its special series “Maihar Gharana.”

     

    The series features four stars of Ustad Baba Allaudin Khan Maihar Gharana: sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Sharan Rani Backlliwal and Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

     

    Ustad Baba Allauddin was regarded throughout India as a musician saint and remained a student of music till the age of 70 completely mastering the Dhrupad and instrumental compositions of the Seni Gharana and adding innumerable new compositions and many new Ragas, such as Hemant, Shobhavati, Durgeshwari etc.

     

    Basant Panchami, announces the arrival of spring (Basant), the bosom friend of Kamdev – the god of love. DD Bharati commences the series with a special archival performance of sitar player of country and abroad, Pt. Ravi Shankar, followed by Ali Akbar Khan in the next week. The series commences on 24 January at 9 pm and repeat telecast at 5 am and 1 pm.

     

    President Pranab Mukherjee’s broadcast to the nation will be telecast on 25 January from 07:30 pm to 8 pm on all DD channels. 

     

    The 66th Republic Day Parade will be telecast from 9 am on 26 January on all DD channels.

     

    The Beating Retreat ceremony, which officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities, will also be telecast live. It is conducted on the evening of 29 January, the third day after the Republic Day. It is performed by the bands of the three wings of the Defence forces: the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force. The venue is Raisina Hills starting from Rashtrapati Bhavan and the adjacent Vijay Chowk, flanked by the north and south blocks of the Central Secretariat towards the end of Rajpath from 04:45 pm to 06:15pm. It concludes with the lighting of the entire Central Secretariat and all Government buildings on both sides of Rajpath.

  • DD Urdu launches new talent show on ghazal singing

    DD Urdu launches new talent show on ghazal singing

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan has launched a new talent show on ghazal singing, Jashn-e-Begum Akhtar, to commemorate the centenary year of Padma Bhushan Begum Akhtar, on DD Urdu.

     

    The all India hunt has been conceptualised to look for a talented voice that can carry forward the legacy of ghazal singing. The idea of the show is to encourage the youth to reunite with their roots and values and appreciate the beauty and dignity of Urdu language.

     

    The regional rounds of this competition were held at five regional kendras: Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Delhi and Mumbai, to facilitate equal representations from different regions. There were 112 participants from Delhi.

     

    Participants between the age group of 18 to 40 years were invited to take part in the reality show. The selected 15 candidates from each of the regional rounds performed in the mega and pre-final rounds that were held in Delhi from 9 to 14 January.

     

    The singers were judged by an esteemed panel of Padamshri Dhrupad exponent Shanno Khurana, Padamshri Shovana Narain, Dr. Rahat Indori and Prof. Wasim Barelvi. Popular playback singer and performer Peenaz Masani was the anchor for this series. Along present along with the panel were eminent classical vocalist Rita Ganguly, who had conceived the programme in 2012 and Additional Director General Anita Sinha, who got it cleared and executed.

     

    The final round will be held in March 2015, where five finalists will perform in front of personalities like Kavita Krishanmurthi, Hari Haran, Javed Akhtar, Gulzar and Zakir Hussain. The top finalists will be awarded suitably. The finalists are Rageshree Das (Kolkata), Oshin Bhatia (Delhi), Krishna Nand (Lucknow), Santa Kundu (Kolkata) and Sourabh Salunke (Mumbai).

     

    The various selection rounds will be telecast on DD Urdu, DD National and DD Bharati.

     

  • DD Bharati to air live coverage of dance & music festivals in January

    DD Bharati to air live coverage of dance & music festivals in January

    NEW DELHI: Even as it depends on Doordarshan archives for its programming, DD Bharati has planned several live reportage during this month, apart from the telecast of the Republic Day Parade.
     
    There is a subtle relationship between ancient places of worship and classical dances. The gracefully dipping and rising contours of these temples does reveal that it is the same lyricality, which one perceives in the movements of Indian dances. The temple architecture of ancient India as well as classical dances were born of the same aesthetic sensibilities. That is the probable reason for important dance festivals to be held against the ideal backdrop of ancient temples.
     
    DD Bharati will cover live the three-day Mukteswar Odissi dance festival that gets underway at the Mukteswar temple premises in Bhubaneswar from 14 to 16 January featuring solo dances by Sujata Mohapatra, Sangeeta Dash and Naba Kishore Mishra; duets by Lingaraj Pradhan-Sanjukta Dutta, Rashmi Raj-Biswabhusan Mohapatra and Debasish Patnaik-Niladri Bhusan Mohanty besides group presentations by the Vitalina Lobach and troupe from Russia, Poushali Mukerjee’s troupe from Kolkata and Odisha Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar.
     
    Mukteshwar Temple in Bhubneswar famous for its elegantly carved arched gateway is considered as one of the finest examples of Orissan Architecture. The complex of this legendary temple serves as the venue of the Mukteshwar Dance Festival. The festival celebrates the unrivalled charisma of Odissi, the classical dance form of Orissa.
     
    DD Bharati will also telecast live some sequences from the Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival from Raipur on 16 January from 8 pm, on 17 January from 6 pm, and on 18 January from 8 pm.
     
    Perched on the banks of Mahanadi, Sirpur is a small town located 85 km away from the state capital, Raipur and has astonishing monuments in the form of temples and Buddhist monasteries (Viharas), all set into a picturesque canvas of exquisite nature and meditative peace. In the midst of this exoticism and mysticism unfolds the much acclaimed Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival – held year after year in the month of January, under the auspices of the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board.

     

    Amongst the renowned Indian and international artistes who will grace the festival this year are Kathak dancer and Hindustani classical music vocalist Pt. Birju Maharaj, English percussionist Peter Robert Lockett, American saxophonist and composer George Brooks, Jazz percussionist – Phil Maturano, Indian playback singer Anuradha Paudwal, Indian musician and sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan, Indian classical musician and santoor player Rahul Sharma.
     
    DD Bharati will return to Bhubaneswar for live reportage of the Rajarani Festival from 18-20 January from 6-8 pm. The Rajarani Music Festival, held in the courtyard of the Rajarani Temple in Bhubneswar, is one such occasion to celebrate the richness and originality of Indian classical music. Evening concerts by great maestros of Indian Classical music fill the air with enchanting chimes. The Festival will showcase mandolin exponent U. Srinivas from Chennai, legendary Carnatic vocalist M. Balamuralikrishnan, celebrated couple – violinist L.Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurti.

     

  • Republic Day; Choreographer Narendra Sharma & author R K Narayan brought to life by DD

    Republic Day; Choreographer Narendra Sharma & author R K Narayan brought to life by DD

    NEW DELHI: Even as preparations are in full swing for the Republic Day parade, DD Bharati has commenced telecast of ‘Gantantra Diwas Samaroh Ki Gaurav Yatra’ at 4 pm every day, which comprises the archival footage of the parade till 2013.
     
    In association with Vigyan Prasar, DD Bharati has commenced daily telecast of ‘Vigyan Ke Pathik’ from 9 January at 5 pm, repeated next day at 1 am and 9 am. Each episode is devoted to one great scientist work and his or her contribution. Some of the scientists include JC Bose, KS Krishan, PC Ray, Charles Darwin and S Chandrasekhar.
     
    Earlier this month on 1 January, the channel commenced the lively environment series ‘Wild Adventure’ at 10 pm every Thursday, repeated next day at 6 am and 2 pm. The series combines the adventures of ballooning with the art of wildlife filmmaking. In the series, they spanned the length and breadth of the sub-continent, covering as they go an entire array of wildlife, nature and the impact of humans on the environment. The series was shot with a large crew with support from the government of India and the Forest Department.
     
    DD Bharati presented a special programme on contemporary dancer and choreographer Narendra Sharma from 11 January at 10:00pm, repeated next day at 6 am and 2 pm to mark his 90th birth anniversary. This is a specially curated programme about his contributions and will be aired from 11 – 14 January. The programme is a tribute to this great master who extended the horizons of movements and beyond with his choreographies and artistic vision. The programme compiled and curated by Dr Arshiya Sethi schedules some of his master works like “Antim Adhyay”, “Flying Cranes”, “The Awakening”, “Conference” etc and also shares a conversation with this great art visionary.
     
    In a conversation with Indiantelevision.com, Dr Sethi says, “Narendra Sharma died on 14 January, 2008. Had he been alive, we would have been celebrating his 90th year. The immense body of his work in a pioneering language of dance needs to be saluted. This is our salute to him.”
     
    The popular Malgudi Days based on the works of R K Narayan is being telecast starting 12 January at 7 pm, repeated next day at 3 am and 11 am.  Narayan describes how in India ‘the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story’. Malgudi Days is the marvelous result. Narayan portrays an astrologer, a snake-charmer, a postman, a vendor of pies and chappatis – all kinds of people, drawn in full colour and endearing domestic detail. And under his magical touch the whole imaginary city of Malgudi springs to life, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.