Madraswallah Podcast (Hindi)

By Arjun Narayanan

The Madraswallah podcast is an ode to a time when time itself didn''t hurry up. From memories of that Doordarshan classic to the rush for a matinee show in a single-screen theatre, you will discover a ...Read more

9 Episodes

Of Pride and Prejudice in Trishna

March 7, 2021 27 min 38 secs

In 1985, Doordarshan did a desi adaptation of Jane Austen''s classic Pride and Prejudice, which was directed by Meena Vaishnavi. I discuss this little known gem of Indian television with my friend and ...Read more

Discovery of India: A Hindi Podcast on Bharat EK Khoj

February 7, 2021 11 min 20 secs

The year 1988-89 marked the centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and the occasion was celebrated with the airing of Shyam Benegal''s Bharat Ek Khoj on Doordarshan. This podcast brings you details abou ...Read more

Cultural kaleidoscope of Surabhi

December 7, 2020 36 min 01 secs

For over 11 years, Surabhi brought to the masses the story of India and its rich heritage in a way seldom on Indian television. Every Sunday Siddharth Kak and Renuka Shahane entered the drawing rooms ...Read more

Ram, Ramayan and Cinema

November 14, 2020 12 min 36 secs

Ram Katha has been revealed over millennia through multiple art forms. In the 20th century, when cinema emerged as a global art form, Ramayan became a story that filmmakers turned to time and again. T ...Read more

Hum Log: A Soap opera is Born -A Hindi podcast

November 8, 2020 14 min 53 secs

Hum Log was India''s first television soap opera and set the tone for home entertainment for the decades to come. This podcast is a tribute to the genius of P Kumar Vasudev, Manohar Shyam Joshi and th ...Read more

The Common Man in Wagle ki Duniya (1988) - Hindi Podcast

November 1, 2020 10 min 50 secs

Kundan Shah''s Wagle Ki Duniya became an instant classic when it was aired in 1988 with its appeal that cut across social strata. Based on RK Laxman''s Common Man, it was conceptualized by the cartoon ...Read more

Middle Class Durga: Hindi Podcast on Basu Chatterjee''s Rajani (1985)

October 26, 2020 08 min 58 secs

In 1985, Basu Chatterjee caused a storm on the small screen with his Rajani, starring Priya Tendulkar. The serial caught the imagination of the middle class citizens across the country and played a ma ...Read more

Buniyaad: A partition saga

October 26, 2020 13 min 21 secs

In 1986, Ramesh Sippy''s television serial Buniyaad created history. Capturing the pain, love, longing and resurrection that accompanied partition, Buniyaad won over the nation. This episode throws li ...Read more

National Integration with Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

October 26, 2020 15 min 57 secs

First aired in 1988 on Doordarshan, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara went on to be a part of the collective consciousness of the nation. With an enviable line-up of celebrities such as Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Dr M Bal ...Read more