Doordarshan to air Mukesh tribute on 21 July

 The musical tribute held on Sunday, at Siri Fort, was inaugurated by the popular playback singer Manhar Udhas along with Nitin and Namrata Mukesh, son and daughter of Mukesh. Union Minister for Law and Justice D V Sadananda Gowda, and Justice A P Shah, Chairman of the Law Commission of India were the special guests.  Dr Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharati, Bimal Julka, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Satish Upadhyaya, Delhi BJP President were also present. 

Former Test cricketer and legendary leg spinner, B S Chandrashekar, an ardent Mukesh fan was the Guest of Honour along with Dr Rajeev Shrivastav, biographer of Mukesh and DG Doordarshan, C Lalrosanga. Two of the Guests of Honour, B D Sharma, Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal and O P Singh, Director General, NDRF, added colour to the evening by singing Mukesh songs, while Special Commissioner, Delhi Traffic, Muktesh Chander, a renowned flautist, enthralled the audience with his flute. Selection of participants for the show was done by auditions after wide publicity on Doordarshan. 

Droves of people from different parts of the country came to Doordarshan’s Delhi studio at Mandi House for the auditions and the shows had packed audiences. The aspirants included people from all walks of life, from painters to vegetable sellers as well as tea vendors to rickshaw pullers.  

These types of programmes are being produced for the fulfilment of Doordarshan’s role as a Public Service Broadcaster and to improve its image as well as to encourage new talent and strengthen Doordarshan’s viewership base. 

These efforts are part of the strategy to reach out to the people, provide them with a platform to showcase their talent and to make Doordarshan, one of the most sought after channels in the country.

The idea for these shows emanated from DDK Bangalore’s highly popular and successful music show series Madura Madura Vee Manjula Gana and is the brain child of Doordarshan’s Additional Director General, Nadoja Dr Mahesh Joshi. All the programmes organised in Delhi have received wide response from people from different walks of life. 

Nadoja Dr Mahesh Joshi feels that in today’s changed scenario, where the public have more than 500 

channels to choose from, special efforts are required from Doordarshan to remain in the hearts of the common masses. 

The show will be telecast on DD National at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, except on Saturdays and Sundays. It is also scheduled to telecast on DD Bharati at 10:00 pm on the same days.