On
public
demand,
Doordarshan
re-aired
mythological
shows,
Ramayan
and
Mahabharat
during
the
Coronavirus
lockdown.
Although
many
viewers
praised
Doordarshan's
move,
doctors
are
blaming
these
mythological
shows
for
the
rise
of
eye
injuries!
Yes,
you
read
it
right!
As
per
a
TOI
report,
"At
least
12
children
from
Hyderabad
and
surrounding
areas
have
lost
eyesight
in
one
eye
in
the
past
40-odd
days
since
the
coronavirus
lockdown
began." Apparently,
after
watching
the
mythological
shows,
many
children
started
playing
with
homemade
bows
and
arrows,
made
from
broomsticks.
The
parents
were
forced
to
rush
their
children
to
the
nearest
hospital
after
they
were
injured
with
these
arrows.
As
per
the
report,
hospitals
in
Hyderabad
reported
around
25
injuries
(blunt
and
piercing),
which
were
caused
by
the
bow-and-arrow
game.
Director
of
Retina
Institute
at
LVPEI,
Dr
Subhadra
Jalali
told
the
leading
daily,
"When
Ramayana
was
telecast
about
two
decades
back,
we
saw
many
bow-and-arrow
injuries.
For
about
15
years
we
did
not
see
these
injuries,
but
the
numbers
are
starting
to
rise
again.
In
an
attempt
to
copy
the
central
characters
(from
TV
shows),
kids
make
their
own
bow-and-arrow
games."
It
has
to
be
recalled
that
Ramayan
and
Mahabharat
have
garnered
record-breaking
TRPs.
Recently,
Ramayan
and
Uttar
Ramayan
ended.
Looks
like
Doordarshan
is
on
a
re-run
spree
as
many
iconic
shows
are
being
aired,
as
the
channel
is
now
airing
another
popular
mythological
show,
Shri
Krishna,
created
by
Ramanand
Sagar.