Krishi Darshan Explained

Genre:	Agriculture
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Num Seasons:	62
Num Episodes:	16,780
Runtime:	30 minutes (with commercials)
Company:	Doordarshan
Network:	DD National (1967 - 2015) DD Kisan (2015 - present)
Last Aired:	present

Krishi Darshan (English: Agriculture Vision) is an Indian television program which premiered on DD National. It premiered on 26 January 1967 and is the longest running television series in India.^{[1] [2]} It is broadcast to 80 villages close to Delhi. In 2015, it was shifted from DD National to DD Kisan, but also airs on the former channel.^{[3] [4]}

Theme

This programme aims at disseminating agricultural information to rural, farming audiences.

Further reading

• Gupta. V.S.. 1989. Case Study of Indian Rural Television: The Krishi Darshan Programme. Media Asia. en. 16. 4. 215–218. 10.1080/01296612.1989.11727044. 0129-6612.
• News: IANS. 2015-03-15. Move over Krishi Darshan: Now Kisan TV to entertain farmers. Business Standard India. 2021-12-03.

External links

• Krishi Darshan on DD Kisan
• Krishi Darshan on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sharma. Supriya. 12 July 2014. A TV channel for farmers could be useful, but past experience suggests otherwise. 2021-12-03. Scroll.in. en-US.
2. Web site: Bhatt. Shephali. 22 September 2019. Doordarshan turns 60: Here is a nostalgic look at the broadcaster's milestones. Economic times.
3. Web site: Mahajan. Nitin. 19 April 2018. Telecast of longest TV series Krishi Darshan discontinued. Asian Age.
4. Web site: 26 October 2017. Krishi Darshan at DD National on Friday. United News of India (UNI India).