The audience is going to get a surprise in the lockdown caused by Coron virus Covid 19. One of the most popular shows in the history of Indian TV, the Ramayan is being broadcast again on Doordarshan. Information Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar gave this information via a tweet.
Javadekar tweeted on Friday morning that the Ramayana will be telecast again on Doordarshan’s national channel from Saturday i.e. March 28 on public demand. The first episode will be aired at 9 am and the second episode at 9 pm. In the last few days, many people on social media had tweeted about this that Ramayan is a good option to spend time in homes during lockdown.
After this tweet by Prakash Javadekar, many people have expressed their happiness and raised the demand for the re-telecast of Mahabharata and Chanakya. The first telecast of Ramayana was from 1987 to 1988. It is one of the most successful shows on Indian TV.
Ramayana was produced and directed by Hindi cinema Veteran filmmaker Ramanand Sagar. A total of 78 episodes of Ramayana were aired. Hindu Mythology was showcased on Indian television with Ramayan.