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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicDD National

Topic: DD National

Fed up with fake melodrama and hysterical news debates? Be thankful there’s still Doordarshan

We’re done with the rona-dhona of saas-bahu men and mansions soap operas that haven’t really moved on from when Smriti Irani played Tulsi. Watch Chutki Chhotanki, Jahan Chand Hai, Janki on DD National.

‘Wagle ki Duniya’, the lovable, comical hit DD show that captured 80’s Indian middle class

Based on characters originally created by noted cartoonist R.K. Laxman, the 13-episode show 'Wagle ki Duniya' aired on DD National from 1988-1990. A reboot of the show aired earlier this month.

Doordarshan stops telecast of popular animated series criticised for ‘mocking’ saints

Airing of Sheikh Chilli and Friendz was stopped Friday. Prasar Bharati officials say the show was going to end in the third week of December & the remaining episodes were repeats of past episodes.

Ramayan on DD: Best way to keep India’s elderly indoors or show the young TV beyond Netflix?

Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, which was a rage in the late 1980s, has made a comeback at a time when the 21-day lockdown has forced people indoors.

Doordarshan to telecast show on RSS-affiliated NGO, Vivek Oberoi & Paresh Rawal to host

The show, ‘Samarpan’, will highlight work done by Rashtriya Sewa Bharati, which is an umbrella organisation for all RSS-run outfits across India.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.