Netflix and chill along with streaming shows on other OTT platforms has become the norm today. But ask any 80s kid and they’ll tell you how Doordarshan captivated their hearts by dishing out programs like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Shaktimaan among others.
And today, the ‘baap’ of all channels turned 61.
Celebrating 61 Glorious Years of #Doordarshan!! pic.twitter.com/EXNJwKxrAa
— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) September 15, 2020
Well, people couldn’t help but take the route back to their childhood and share nostalgic anecdotes from the era that was.
Happy Birthday Doordarshan
You are the heartbeat of India. What an honour for me to have served India’s National Broadcaster as the then Director General. Proud 🇮🇳देश की धड़कन दूरदर्शन,जन्मदिन मुबारक @DDNational #Doordarshan @ddnewslive @prasarbharati pic.twitter.com/TGc1dp3VvC
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) September 15, 2020
Happy Birthday #Doordarshan 🎂 📺
You were the @Netflix of my generation! 😍 pic.twitter.com/G8une5eQf8— Amit Panchal (@AmitHPanchal) September 15, 2020
Happy 61st Anniversary #Doordarshan!The entity was set up in 1959 on this day . I am sure many of you like me having enormous memories of #Doordarshan. Who can forget Chitrahar, Rangoli , Sunday movies and later Ramayana and Mahabharata etc.The days of long antenna on the roof. pic.twitter.com/anQUJ2MbuG
— DINESH KUMAR, IAS (@DINESH_ABUSARIA) September 15, 2020
"देश की धड़कन दूरदर्शन"
📺 #61GloriousYearsOfDD 📺#Doordarshan Celebrating 61 Glorious years in the service of Nation..
Best wishes to the entire @DDNational team on 61st birthday !! pic.twitter.com/TkvVWBtI4c
— Quarantined Shalini Bajpai😷 (@sbajpai2811) September 15, 2020
Happy #Doordarshan Day!
My Favourite Serial #Nukkad, which is very fantastic serial forever. pic.twitter.com/T7TD9Hk8CQ
— Manoj Agrawal 🇮🇳 (@manoj_indore) September 15, 2020
Thank you #Doordarshan for providing the entire nation with great content for 61 years. Unmatched… unparalleled!
— Frank Rausan Pereira (@frp09) September 15, 2020
📺 Happy Birthday @DDNational 📺#Doordarshan Celebrating #61GloriousYearsOfDD#Doordarshan is part of our lives. It has given us several good programmes like Ramayan & Mahabharat.
Epic #Doordarshan Serials📺⤵ pic.twitter.com/YOwOe5X84P
— Quarantined Shalini Bajpai😷 (@sbajpai2811) September 15, 2020
The gold old days of Indian Television. #humlog @DDNational @DDNewslive Every show would celebrate the Indian culture. #Bollywood should learn something from #Doordarshan . pic.twitter.com/61krWdlsgD
— Ritu Gupta (@RituDreams) September 15, 2020
Doordarshan has done great service to the nation by bringing good programs, which are liked by people across the nation.
As @DDNational celebrating its 61th anniversary today
Here i'm posting Images of best old and popular #Doordarshan serials⤵ pic.twitter.com/DajEVbRY76— Quarantined Shalini Bajpai😷 (@sbajpai2811) September 15, 2020
Being a 90's kid #Doordarshan is ❤️
Congratulations completing 60 years 🎉 pic.twitter.com/G2uxhNALmu— Sagarika Patnaik (@psagarika321) September 15, 2020
Sincere Gratitude #Doordarshan for beautiful memory of childhood #HappyBirthday @shashidigital ji & your entire team @supriyasahuias ji for being a catalyst 🤗🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/q2DrDOEJHa
— Eeshan Dev Misra (@eeshandev) September 15, 2020
Happy #Doordarshan Day😊 pic.twitter.com/XfAx89iPoZ
— Amit Rao (@AmitRao89264451) September 15, 2020
Happy #Doordarshan Day
The nostalgia, the memories, our fav cartoons, the learnings from Mahabharat & Ramayan, the knowledge of Surabhi
Also, thank you for giving some of the finest actors & superstar to the industry
Doordarshan is in the DNA of India.#doordarshanday pic.twitter.com/i3uu8y0Qez
— Tanay verma (@Tanayverma) September 15, 2020
Happy birthday #Doordarshan #61YearsOfDoordarshan pic.twitter.com/5tiI0Ofzyi
— Ankit ॐ (@ankiitkumaar) September 15, 2020
This brilliant break dance performance on the iconic DD signature tune is a befitting tribute to #Doordarshan on its 61st Birthday today. Happy Birthday DD 🎂 VC- old video shared on SM #DoordarshanDay pic.twitter.com/EoYjYpblsn
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) September 15, 2020
Even though over the years, DD somewhere got lost among the scores of HD entertainment channels, it still holds a special place in the hearts of many because, jo bhi ho, baap baap hota hai!
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