COVID-19 Lockdown: Doordarshan To Re-Telecast Ramayan And Mahabharat On Popular Demand
The entire nation currently under a 21-day lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the world. Netizens have since been relying on homebound sources of entertainment to get through the pre
The
entire
nation
currently
under
a
21-day
lockdown
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic
outbreak
in
the
world.
Netizens
have
since
been
relying
on
homebound
sources
of
entertainment
to
get
through
the
prevailing
stressful
situation.
In
the
same
vein,
some
folks
on
social
media
made
requests
to
Prasar
Bharati
(Doordarshan)
to
re-air
their
mythological
classics
Ramayan
and
Mahabharat.
Replying
to
one
such
request
made
by
Akhilesh
Sharma
(Editor
of
NDTV
India)
on
Twitter,
Prasar
Bharati
CEO
Shashi
Sekhar
replied
and
revealed
that
the
network
is
currently
trying
to
seek
the
rights
for
the
episodes
from
the
producers.
The
following
exchange
of
messages
had
led
to
much
hope
and
cheer
that
the
yesteryear
classics
may
soon
be
back
on
the
small
screens.
Check
out
the
tweets
below:
Yes
we
are
working
on
the
same
with
the
Rights
Holders.
Will
update
shortly.
Stay
tuned.
https://t.co/2Jhjw2qD3s
For
the
uninitiated,
Ramanand
Sagar’s
mega-series
Ramayan
ran
from
January
25,
1987,
to
July
31,
1988.
The
celebrated
epic
ran
for
75
consecutive
Sundays
in
the
morning
on
the
national
broadcaster.
It’s
unimaginable
record
success
led
to
remakes
on
popular
GEC’s
such
as
Zee
TV
and
NDTV
Imagine.
On
the
other
hand,
B.R.
Chopra’s
Mahabharat
began
its
journey
on
the
screen
post
the
culmination
of
Ramayan
in
October
1988.
The
small
screen
magnum
opus
ran
it
till
June
24,
1990.
The
show
ran
for
a
whopping
94
Sundays
in
a
row
to
everyone’s
delight.