Today’s History: 40 years ago, Doordarshan was colored with black and white; Color broadcasting took place for the first time in the country

On this day in 1982, for the first time, Doordarshan got colored from black and white. That is, 40 years ago, on this day, for the first time, there was a color broadcast on TV in the country. For the first time in India, the decision to broadcast in color was taken in view of the Asian Games to be held in the country.

Doordarshan became colorful in 1982, 23 years after its birth. At that time the color of Doordarshan from black and white was such a big achievement that it became a sign of prosperity. The demand for color TV became so high that the government had to import it.

Color broadcast added to the popularity of TV
After the color telecast of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s speech at the Red Fort on August 15 of the same year, the Asian Games held in November of the same year was also telecast in colour. The color broadcast that started on Doordarshan wrote new tales of the success and popularity of TV in India.

Now there are hundreds of TV channels with just one click of the remote. Initially, the broadcast of TV channels which ran for few hours has now started being broadcast 24 hours. News, Movies, Sports, Songs, Devotional There are different channels related to every field.

Doordarshan has 36 satellite channels and 110 channels of its free-to-air DTH service

Doordarshan was started in 1959
Doordarshan started in 1959 as Indian Television. Earlier it was a part of All India Radio, but later it got separated from it. Initially, Doordarshan used to telecast only one-hour programs twice a week with the help of UNESCO. Their aim was to make the citizens aware.

It started daily broadcasting in 1965. News started coming. Then came Krishi Darshan, which is still broadcast on different channels of Doordarshan. Film songs were broadcast on Chitrahar.

Doordarshan became a household name in the 80s. Hum Log was the first serial that aired on Doordarshan. After this, mythological serials like Ramayana and Mahabharata, which aired on it, gained tremendous popularity. At the time of the telecast of both these serials, the roads in the country used to be deserted.

the invention of the first tv
The first mechanical TV was invented by J.L. Baird did it. Baird displayed to the public on 25 March 1925 in a department store in London. After this Farnworth invented the electronic TV on 7 September 1927.

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan passed away
On this day in 1968, Hindustani classical music star Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan died. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, popularly known as ‘Tansen’ of the 20th century, had inherited music. He took early education from his father Ali Baksh Khan, uncle and grandfather. The father was the court singer of the Maharaja of Kashmir and this was called the Kashmiri gharana of music.

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan directed the film director K. 25 thousand rupees were taken for singing the song ‘Prem Jogan Ban Ke…’ from Asif’s film Mughal-e-Azam. This song became immortal with the film itself.

After partition in 1947, Ghulam Ali Khan went to Pakistan. But, he did not feel like there and he soon returned to India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1962. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan died on 25 April 1968 in Hyderabad.

Important events of April 25 in the history of the country and abroad-

2018: Court sentenced Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old minor.
2015: A severe earthquake caused great destruction in Nepal. More than 8 thousand people died in this earthquake near the capital Kathmandu.
2010: Chennai Super Kings won the title by defeating Mumbai Indians in the final of IPL.
1989: More than 20,000 people died of encephalitis in Ethiopia.
1983: German magazine ‘Stern’ began to publish the controversial diary of Hitler, which he allegedly wrote during the Second World War.
1980: The US military launched a secret operation to free 53 hostages from its embassy in Tehran, but it was unsuccessful and eight American soldiers were killed. These hostages were released in January 1981.
1905: Blacks got the right to vote in South Africa.
1809: The British East India Company and the Sikh ruler of Punjab Ranjit Singh signed the Amritsar Treaty.