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  • Doordarshan to telecast bouquet of lively programmes on New Year’s eve

    Doordarshan to telecast bouquet of lively programmes on New Year’s eve

    NEW DELHI: In a new twist to its New Year programmes, Doordarshan News has announced special awards for the best news story of the year.

     DD News has listed 10 top coverages of the year and will give three top and 50 other prizes. Voting is on till 31 December night.

    The news stories include the General Elections, the Swachhta Mission, Kailash Satyarthi winning Nobel Prize, Kashmir Floods, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s American visit, Mars Mission, MH370 Disappearance, Peshawar School attack and so on.

    DD National will mark the day with a 2014 news roundup from 8 pm to 9 pm, variety programmes  by regional kendras including Delhi for their respective regions from 9 pm to 10 pm, and the national telecast of the variety show ‘Masti ka Dhamaal – Aaya Nayaa Saal’ by the Mumbai Kendra of DD.

    DD Bharati moves away from noisy entertainment to the quiet realms of home with yesteryears’ evergreen classics from 7:00 pm onwards on 31 December. The channel is marking New Year’s Eve by telecasting two choice light-hearted Hindi feature films from two different eras.

    Chhalia is a 1960 Hindi drama film directed by Manmohan Desai; it stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Pran, Rehman and Shobhna Samarth.  Raj Kapoor played like almost patented a simple guy with a heart of gold. Kalyanji Anandji composed the music and has given Mukesh’s most popular songs “Chhalia Mera Naam, “Dum dum diga diga”, “Mere tootey hue dil se”’.

    Shagird is a 1967 Indian Bollywood comedy film directed by Samir Gunguly. The film stars Joy Mukherjee and Saira Banu in lead roles. It is one of the few Hindi films made over the last 60 years that find a place of pride in the pantheon of classic comedies. The inimitable I.S. Johar as Professor Brij Mohan, with his deadpan expression and unique dialogue delivery, was the perfect foil for the exuberance of Joy Mukherjee as Ramesh.

    Akashvani brings ‘Guldasta’; a bouquet of programmes from all kendras of All India Radio and a programme on music from 11:10pm.

     

  • Little-known story of Moghul descendants on DD Bharati

    Little-known story of Moghul descendants on DD Bharati

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will telecast on DD Bharati a documentary titled `The Living Moghuls’ on descendants of the Moghuls later this week highlighting their lives in the India of today.

     

    Begum Laila Umhani and her sister Husn Jahanara Begum and their families are the many descendants of the Moghuls living in Hyderabad. Shorn of any royal or political patronage, the sons of Laila Umhani have adapted themselves to survive in today’s world. Their life is the subject of the documentary titled `The Living Moghuls’ on 19 December at 10:00 pm, repeated next day at 06:00 am and 02:00pm.

     

    DD Bharati in association with the External Affairs Ministry is telecasting ‘Cityscapes’, a six part series on six cities of India representing the diverse nature and histories of cities in India. It will be telecast the series every Monday on DD Bharati from 22 December at 10:00 pm, repeated next day at 06:00 am & 02:00pm

     

    Dasha Kumara Charita is a prose romance in Sanskrit attributed to Dandin in the 7th century BC. It describes the adventures of ten young men, the Kumaras, all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers, as narrated by the men themselves. These narratives are replete with accounts of demigods, ghosts, gamblers, intrigues with voluptuous women, astonishing coincidences, cockfights, sorcery, robberies, murders and wars. This series will be on DD Bharati from 23 December at 07:00 pm, repeated next day at 03:00 am and 11:00 am.

     

    DD Bharati presents from its rich archives ‘Titli’ based on the “Grasshopper” story by Anton Chekhov featuring Neelima Azeem, Alok Nath and M.K Raina supported by B. M Shah, Dolly Ahluwalia, Irrfan Khan and produced by Saba Zaidi. Alok is an earnest and rather boring young physician, who is preoccupied with his patients and his research, resulting in his wife Shalini having an illicit affair and regretting this too late. This telefilm will be seen on DD Bharati on 20 and 21 December at 11:00 pm repeated next day at 07:00 am and 03:00 pm.

     

    On the occasion of Christmas Day, DD Bharati presents a special compilation comprising sweet remembrances, moments and messages of “Merry Christmas” through music and dance on 23, 24 and 25 December. The compilation brings in series of programmes featuring a multi-lingual celebration of Christmas and the popular imaginary of Santa Claus as observed in various parts of country. The programme also celebrates the “Birth of Jesus” and Spirit of the Santa Claus through melodies of carols, histrionics of dance, and several lyrical renditions. The noted scholar Dr Arshiya Sethi who has curated the programme says: “Christmas is simultaneously a festival of values ideals, giving and rejoicing India offers a pan Indian scope for Christmas celebration a multi lingual carol tradition and woven in artistic expression to retell the life and glory of Jesus. This is spectacular and finds no equivalent anywhere in the world.” The Christmas programmes will be at 10:00 pm from 22 to 25 December.

     
    DD Bharati celebrates Good Governance Day on 25 December on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This includes a poetry organised earlier this month by All India Radio.

  • Doordarshan launches slew of women-centric soaps as part of DD National revamp

    Doordarshan launches slew of women-centric soaps as part of DD National revamp

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan director general Vijaylaxmi Chhabra has announced that steps are being taken to launch DD Kisan soon and to revamp the public service broadcaster’s international channel DD India.
     
    Chhabra also highlighted other steps to revamp DD National, which now carries the tagline ‘Desh Ka Apna Channel.’
     
    She said the main aim was to streamline DD National which is the primary channel of Prasar Bharati and has already adorned new colours of purple and pink with a fresh palette of programming. While getting set for competition with general entertainment channels, she stressed the channel will continue to focus on traditional family values – ‘Rishtey’, ‘Nation before Self’, ‘Rashtra Gaurav’ and ‘Trustworthiness – Dilon Mein Vishwas’.

    When asked about the marketing plan for the revamp, she said DD was not averse to advertising on private news channels but had not yet commenced any commercials outside the DD network, newspaper campaigns and the social media.
     
    Chhabra also said that programmes from the archives would be confined to DD Bharati.
     
    She was speaking at a press meet which was addressed by representatives of all the new serials on DD, apart from additional director-general Deepa Chandra and V K Jain.
     
    Interestingly, as reported first by indiantelevision.com, majority of the programmes are women-centric or women-oriented.
     
    While eight programmes were launched in November, one is being launched this month and another next month – all at prime time.
     
    One of the programmes commencing later this month is a talk show ‘Stri Shakti’ which will be aired on weekends on Saturday and Sunday and will revolve around women who have faced certain hardships and have come through successfully. Each show will also have a celebrity presence.
     
    After ‘Fauji’ which launched Shah Rukh Khan, DD is telecasting an army-based show ‘Paltan’ commencing next month which will attempt to show the lives of the army officers even during peace time when they are called out to tackle internal emergencies such as floods etc. Producer Vijay Gopal said all the people he had approached for the show had been more than willing to come on board, and singer Shaan had rendered the title track.
     
    ‘Happy Homes – Khatte-Meethe Jeevan Ke Rang’ has been produced by Arun Govil (who acted as Ram in Ramayana) at 7.00 pm and is a light comedy of unity in diversity where people speaking different languages and from different regions live together in a colony. Govil said he is not playing any role in the series.
     
    This is followed at 7:30 pm by ‘Khwabon ke darmiyan – Sach Aur Sapno Se Jhoojhti Zindagi’ produced and directed by Kailash Tuli and starring Kapil Soni in a stellar role highlighting the struggle to bridge the gap between dreams and reality for women in the fast-changing social context.
     
    ‘Khamosh Sa Afsana – Jidd Aur Armano Ka Fasana’ at 8:00 pm by Ritu Chauhan has a fine cast of talented stalwarts like Tom Alter, Roopa Ganguly, and M K Raina who are the central characters in a story depicting the struggle of a daughter fighting to balance her work and managing her speech and hearing impaired parents.
     
    ‘Zindagi Ek Bhanwar – Rajneeti Me Mahila Ka Raaj’ produced by actor Tej Sapru (son of the late veteran actor Sapru) at 9.00 pm is a political drama which aims at reaching out to the aspirations of society and desiring changes in quality of life, followed at 9:30 pm by ‘Dard Ka Rishta – Badalte Sambandhon Ki Kahani’ produced and directed by Vinod Kapoor. The story revolves around disregard of the senior citizens in today’s urbanized societies. Sushma Seth will make a comeback on DD National after almost 30 years with this show. Sapru said that the question he has raised is why four sons cannot support a woman in her old age when she supported them when they were young.
     
    ‘Jab Jab Bahar Ayee – Janmon Ka Bandhan Ya Bandhish’ by Dolly Sohi at 10.00 pm is a serial which touches upon a dilemma of husband and wife trying to keep their family together and finding happiness not withstanding their personal differences.
     
    DD National is also building its weekend prime-time with two shows ‘Janmon Ka Bandhan – Insaani Rishton Ka Tana Bana’ produced by Sadhika Randhawa and directed by Prem Chopra which will air from Friday to Sunday at 7.00 pm. Randhawa said it is the story of the family of an honest Indian Administrative Service officer and shows various issues including the fight against corruption.
    ‘Prakriti – Kudrat Ko Bachane Ki Jung’ by the veteran actor filmmaker Parikshit Sahni tracks the story of an ideal woman forest officer who endeavours to save nature. It is set against the backdrop of scenic Jim Corbett Park. It is being aired every Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 pm. Sahni said he had taken the story under the banner of his father Balraj Sahni Films and would show the daughter of a forest officer not only taking up a profession not considered suitable for women but getting posted in an area that was not very women-friendly.

     

  • Hari Prasad Chaurasia to feature in Gunijan on DD Bharati this week

    Hari Prasad Chaurasia to feature in Gunijan on DD Bharati this week

    NEW DELHI: The art and cultural channel of Doordarshan, DD Bharati, continues to show surprise offerings from its huge archives.

     

    Spectacular India, a series of programmes directed by Art Historian and film maker Benoy K Behl is commencing from 23 November at 06:00pm when he will take viewers through the little known Monasteries of Rinchen Zangpo and the 108 Buddhist monasteries and temples which were made in the 10th -12th centuries.

     

    Water on 30 November describes the relationship the people from Kashmir share with the many lakes and rivers of this beautiful valley.

     

    The Best of India cinema moves to north east India with Assamese Man Jai directed by Moirangthem Maniram. The film is about the life of four unemployed educated youths from lower-middle-class families of Tinsukia, Assam, who get entangled by their own misfortunes. The documentary Tant on the handlooms of West Bengal will be telecast on 21 November at 06:00 pm. Tant is the ancient art of weaving handloom cloth in Bengal which has been practiced by Bengali weavers for over two and half centuries.

     

    The channel is starting the series Great Masters today and every Monday. The episode today will feature S. Balachander and next week it will be Emani Sankara Sastry at 09:00 pm.

     

    Celebrating the Centenary year of Begum Akhtar, DD Bharati pays tribute and airs Akhtari Ki Mehfil Aur Kaifi Azmi for all music lovers on 21 November 2014 at 09:00 pm.

     

    This week, the Gunijan series features Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia in a heart to heart conversation with Yatindra Mishra and Kumud Diwan on 22 November at 09:00 pm.

     

    In Trailblazers on 23 November at 10:00 pm, DD Bharati brings to you Anamika Haksar, renowned director and theatre practitioner.   

     

  • Regional cinema and homages on DD Bharati programming agenda

    Regional cinema and homages on DD Bharati programming agenda

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s cultural channel DD Bharati will telecast Nanak Naman today and tomorrow at 10:00 pmrepeat next day 06:00 am and 02:00 pm to mark Guru Nanak Jayanti.

     

    The film is a compilation of various Gurbanis, Kirtans darbar and kathak in adoration and celebration of Guru Parv.

     

    DD Bharati will pay its homage to the music maestro Bhupen Hazarika by airing Ek Kali Do Pattiyan this evening at 06:30 pm and repeat next day at 02:30 am and 10:30pm. Another programme Tore Bin Laage Naa Mora Jiya will be telecast on 7 November at 06:30 pm and repeat next day at 02:30 am and 10:30pm.

     

    Regional cinema will form the core of programming on the channel this month. While Maati Maay (Marathi) was telecast earlier this month, the Malayalam film Athnakatha will be shown on 8 November at 06:30 pm, repeated next day at 02:30 am and 10:30 am in the Best of Indian Cinema slot.

     

    Premlal’s directorial debut ‘Athmakatha‘ is an extremely moving tale of a dad-daughter duo. Premlal displays remarkable mellowness in his direction that very few debutantes possess.  ‘Athmakatha’ turns out to be a rich and imaginative tribute to the indomitable human spirit that strives and eventually survives.

     

    DD Bharati will also telecast from its archives the documentary Malgudi Dreams, a film on the life of R K Narayan whose serial Malgudi Days proved very popular on DD National and has seen several repeats. The documentary will be aired on 6 November at 06:00 pm, repeat next day at 02:00 am and 10:00pm. The documentary Born Again will be telecast on 8 November at 06:00 pm, repeat next day at 02:00 am and 10:00 pm. Vishnu Das Bhave shows puppets being restored and presented in a very dynamic way.

     

    The Trailblazers series will feature a film on painter and artist Ghulam Sheikh on 9 November at 10:00 pm repeat next day at06:00 am and 02:00 pm.

     

    Vigyan Prasar in association with DD Bharati has commenced the telecast of The Maths Factor everyday at 05:30 pm, repeat next day at 01:30 am and 09:30 am. The Maths Factor is a 13-part series delving into the magic of mathematics. Each episode takes an interesting concept or area of mathematics and journeys through it using narratives, anecdotes, historical recreations and innovative problems to bring it alive. On one hand the episode on Network theory takes one through the seven bridges of Konigsberg, while the other episode on Probability kicks off with a game show.

     

    A new programme Gunijan – A dialogue with classical Musicians, Art Critics, Music Historians & Litterateurs is commencing from 8 November at 09:00 pm. The weekly interview series begins with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma on 8 November and Ashok Vajpayee on 15 November. All the episodes have exclusively been curated and re-presented by Yatindra Mishra and Kumud Diwan.

  • DD Bharati re-invents itself with new programmes

    DD Bharati re-invents itself with new programmes

    New Delhi: DD Bharati has re invented itself with new programmes. It has commenced a new series on Theatre through the Ages that will be telecast on Wednesdays.

     
    The series will be shown every Wednesday at 11 pm and will be repeated the next day at 7 am and 3 pm. It will be based on the journey involved in the history of Bengali theatre and how the Bengali theatre came into prominences with stage actors and actresses.

     
    The channel will mark the centenary of Begum Akhtar (1914-1974) through a special presentation on her.

     
    Akhtari Ki Mehfil Aur Kaifi Azmi, will be telecast on 8 October at 9 pm and will be repeated at 5 am and 1pm. The programme is a presentation featuring the legendary Begum Akhtar singing the verses of literary giant Kaifi Azmi.

     
    DD Bharati sources indicated to indiantelevision.com that there may be more programmes on this legendary ghazal singer during the year to pay homage to Begum Akhtar.

     
    The channel has a series of programmes taking viewers to the head and homes of trendsetters, trailblazers. This will include classical dance- kathak, theatre, art and advertising trailblazers presents a glimpse of their personal and professional life. Kumudini Lakhia will be featured on * October and Kiran Seth on 12 October. It telecasts every Sunday at 10 pm onwards and repeat next day at 6 am and 2 pm. It has been curated and designed by Dr Priya Kanungo.

     
    On the birth anniversary of Jaiprakash Narayan, DD Bharati will telecast Lok Nayak on 11 October 2014 at 5:30 pm and repeat telecast at 1:30 pm and 9:30 am.

     
    Earlier this week, DD Bharati presented a very interesting film, Making the Face (A Make-up Artist in Manipur) a film by Uvendu Chatterjee and Joshy Joseph.  The film is Manipur based and it deals with identity in general and the personal story of Tom Sharma, a transgendered make-up artist. Tom feels he possesses a woman’s soul in a man’s body. The story is centered around Tom Sharma’s life in the backdrop of the turmoil in the Manipuri society owing to the long drawn problems of insurgency leading to state sponsored violence on the citizens in the name of counter insurgency.

     
    Ramayan Beyond Borders was telecast over the weekend. This was a presentation of various forms of Ramayana prevalent across the borders of India which has been curated and conceptualised by Dr Arshiya Sethi.

     
    DD Bharati also marked World Animal Welfare Day over the weekend by showing a special film, Resurgent Manas. This was about Manas National Park in Assam was endangered species like the rhino or the Bengal Florican and the involvement of local communities to restrict and overcome Poaching.
     

     

  • Special celebrations planned to commemorate 100 years of Begum Akhtar

    Special celebrations planned to commemorate 100 years of Begum Akhtar

    NEW DELHI: As the nation celebrates the year-long birth centenary celebrations of noted classical singer Begum Akhtar, commemorative coins of Rs 100 and Rs 5 were issued today by union culture minister Shripad Naik to symbolically mark the start of the celebrations.

     

    Noted singers Rita Ganguly (Dadra), Shashank Shekhar (Thumri) and Prabhati Mukherjee (Ghazal) gave an impressive performance on the occasion. 

    DD Bharati is also marking the day with an exclusively curated show, Akhtari ki Mehfil aur Kaifi Azmi at 9 pm with repeat telecast at 5 am and 1 pm.

     

    The show by Yatindra Mishra and Kumud Diwan features the Begum and celebrated Ghazal writer and reciter of that era, Kaifi Azmi and few others. Begum Akhtar’s archival performances were hand-picked and woven together for this telecast where Kafi Azmi will be personally present.

     

    Akhtar Bai Faizabadi, popularly called Begum Akhtar (07 October 1914 –30 October 1974) was a famous Indian singer of ghazal, dadra and thumri. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music and was awarded Padam Shri and Padam Bhushan by government of India. She was given the title of mallika-e-ghazal (queen of ghazals). On completion of 100 years of this versatile genius, the government has decided to commemorate the occasion. With this end in view, a National Implementation Committee (NIC) under the chairmanship of the culture minister was constituted to chalk out programmes and activities that may be taken up during the commemoration year. 

     

    Some of the initiatives which will be taken up during the commemoration period are centenary festivals in Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bhopal and Kolkata, web portal and digitisation/ documentation etc., of the legacy of Begum Akhtar, exhibitions and workshops, publications, seminars and a scholarship to young artists.  

     

  • DD Bharati commences cultural and religious season

    DD Bharati commences cultural and religious season

    NEW DELHI: The public broadcaster Doordarshan’s channel DD Bharati has slated several programmes to establish its identity as the television channel reflecting the art and culture of the country.

     

    Jewels of Hindustani Classical Music, a programme specially curated from the archives of stalwarts of Hindustani vocal and instrumental musicians who are alive and are virtually legends is commencing this evening.

     

    The first telecast at 9.00 pm with repeat telecast at 5.00 am and 1.00 pm features Begum Parveen Sultana of the Patiala Gharana followed by Vidushi Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur- Atrauli Gharana. The legendary Pt Jasraj will be featured tomorrow at the same time.

     

    The programme, especially curated by Kumud Diwan and Yatindra Mishra, delves into their gharana, their musical genius, and their musical journey etc.   

     

    Coinciding with Dussehra and Diwali next month, DD Bharati will commence telecast of Ramayana from 27 September at 10.30 pm with repeat the next day at 6.30 am and 2.30 pm. It will be a series of presentation of ballets and documentary on the Ramkatha traditions prevalent in India.

     

    The Ramayana or Ramkatha tradition is pervasive not only in India but throughout South East Asia. Stories revolving around Ram, Sita and Lakshman penetrate through rural and urban, mundane and religious, sacred and secular domains. They defy categorization of art as folk or classical, rural or urban, textual or oral. Literary, oral, kinetic and pictorial aspects intermingle to generate multiple renditions of the text in different locales and contexts; each rendition with unique local flavour and linguistic distinction. The performative aspect of the text makes it fluid, accessible and adaptable. It accounts for its preservation, survival, transmission and mobility, cutting across boundaries of time and space. Every region has its own particular form and style of singing and reciting the story.

     

    Earlier this week with the start of Mahalaya, DD Bharati in association with the Girnar Kendra of Doordarshan presented ‘Maa Ni Chundari Lehrai’ from its rich collection of archives. A series of Garba presentation especially done and performed during the Navratra Festival was telecast with repeats the next day.

     

    DD Bharati also presented Devi Darshan from 24 September at 10.30 pm through a series of dance ballets and documentary celebrating the festivities of Durgaostav. Durga Puja festival is a 10-day long festival that starts off on Mahalaya (the day of the new moon) – the first day when Goddess Durga is believed to come into the world to destroy the evil.  The festival ends up in Dashumi- the last day when the Goddess Durga is believed to go back to her heavenly home, leaving behind the trails of happiness, goodness and purity. This is the day of the Lord’s victory over evil and is celebrated as Vijay Dashami or Dussehra. The salient ritual of Durga Puja spans a five days period Maha Sashti, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Vijaya Dashami.

  • Best of Indian cinema on DD Bharati every Saturday

    Best of Indian cinema on DD Bharati every Saturday

    NEW DELHI: Doordashan’s cultural channel DD Bharati, which has been telecasting some gems from the Best of Indian Cinema every week, is slated to telecast the Marathi film Shevri and the Kannada film Kanasemba Kudureyaneri during this month.

     

    Under this series, Doordarshan along with the West Bengal government had telecast six Bangla films earlier this month – for the first time in a hall. It featured some award-winning and renowned films like ‘The Last Lear’ by Rituparno Ghosh, ‘Nishhabd’ by Jahar Kanungo, and ‘Kalbela’ by Goutam Ghose. Other films are ‘Prohor’ by Subhadro Choudhury, ‘Ellar Chaar Adhyay’ by Bappaditya Bandopadhyaya, ‘Mahul Banir Sereng’ by Sekhar Das. Some of these are slated to come on DD Bharati shortly.

     

    Under the series launched to coincide with the centenary of Indian cinema, the films are telecast every Saturday at 8.30 pm and repeated at2.30 am and 20.30 pm the next day.

     

    Under this section, the films have to be either winners of the Swarna Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film of the Year, a National Award winner for Best Direction, the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film in any Indian language/dialect (including Hindi, Urdu and English), or have won the Indira Gandhi Award for the Best Film of a Director or it should have been selected for the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

     

    Films that have participated or showcased in any of 16 prominent International Film Festivals can also be screened. These festivals are- Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Nantes or Festival de 3 Continents, Rotterdam, Fribourg, Munich, Busan, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Rome, and Sydney.

     

    Shevri is a Marathi film made in 2006 by the renowned Gajendra Ahire and produced by Neena Kulkarni. Noted Marathi actress Neena Kulkarni’s maiden production venture, Shevri (wisp of cotton) is a sensitive portrayal of the havoc played by divorce in a simple middle class woman’s life. The ‘Shevri’ in the title is embodied in the films protagonist Vidya Barve played by Neena herself, a helpless little soul drifting along with winds of change in her life, without a strong will or desire of her own. The title ‘Shevri’ suggests an insignificant wisp of cotton. Her coming to terms with her state today and becoming present to her life is what gives essence to the film which will be telecast on 13 September.

     

    Girish Kasaravalli’s adaptation of Amaresh Nugadoni’s ‘Savaari’ is a film connoisseur’s delight.  Kanasemba Kudureyaneri (Riding a Stallion of a Dream) is a 2010 starring Vyjanath Biradar, Umashree and Sadashiv Brahmavar in lead roles. It won the National Award for Best Screenplay and for Best Feature film in Kannada. Kasarvalli’s use of non-linear narrative for the first time succeeds in building the audience’s curiosity. Engagingly convincing, Biradar and Umashree are seen throughout the movie in tattered clothes, getting every inch into the characters. The film will be telecast on 27 September.

     

  • DD Bharati launches cultural and musical programmes

    DD Bharati launches cultural and musical programmes

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s culture channel DD Bharati is telecasting a new programme on the classical music form Dhrupad which today has very few exponents in the country.

     

    The three-day Dhrupad Yatra programme which commenced on DD Bharati consists of legendary Dhrupad musicians of past and present including Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, and Pt Prem Kumar Mallick. Curated by Prashant Kumar Mallick, the programme which began from 18 August is being held till 20 August at 9 pm and will be repeated the next day at 5 am and 1pm.

     

    DD Bharati is also telecasting a series next week on the monsoon season. The charisma of music with Barkha Ritu will feature Pandit Chhannulal Mishra and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma – who will enchant music lovers with monsoon ragas. The recital by Pt Shivkumar Sharma on the santoor will be aired on 24 August and Pt Channulal Mishra on vocals will be on air on 30 August to mesmerise the audience with a musical extravaganza at10 pm respectively.

     

    DD Bharati is also commencing telecast of Purva Uttara: Past Forward from 20 August in which eight  of India’s most spectacular sites – Sanchi, Konarak, Mamallapuram, Vijayanagara, Delhi, the Taj Mahal, Mewar, and Goa – are examined in a thought provoking manner in the context of the history of the time and the socio-economic milieu.  The programmes will be telecast every Wednesday at 4pm and repeated the next day at midnight and at 8 am.

     

    The first programme will be Mamallapuram: A Riddle in the Sands, while the second one will be Vijayanagara: Where Kings and Gods Meet. Others are Sanchi: Monument of the People and Konark: Chariot of the Sun. A World Apart: Princely Mewar, Rome of the Tropics: Goa, Immortal Capital: The Many Cities of Delhi and Visions of Paradise: The Taj Mahal.

     

    Conceptualised by art historian Vidya Dehejia and directed by Shyam Benegal and Zafar Hai, the series present events and forces that shaped these towns and cities that are today icons of India’s architectural and cultural heritage.