Doordarshan (DD) began as an experimental telecast service in Delhi in 1959 and became a daily service under All India Radio in 1965, initially providing a five-minute news bulletin. By 1975, only seven Indian cities had television access through DD, which remained the sole Indian provider until private broadcasters emerged. DD was established as a national broadcaster in 1982 and began nationwide color television broadcasts that year, including of Independence Day speeches and the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi. Today DD operates over 20 channels across genres like national news, regional languages, sports, and broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings.

1. THE INITIAL DAYS OF
DOORADARSAN
P K KRISHNAMOORTHY

2. P K KRISHNAMOORTHY

3. DOORADARSAN - LOGO

4. DOORADARSAN - MOTTO

5. DOORADARSAN - SIGNATURETONE

6. HEAD QUARTERS OF DOORADARSAN MANDI HOUSE

7. DOORADARSAN
•Experimental telecast starting in Delhi on 15
September 1959
•Regular daily transmission started in 1965 as
a part of All India Radio
•Doordarshan began a five-minute news
bulletin in 1965

8. DOORADARSAN
•Extended to Bombay (now Mumbai) and
Amritsar in 1972
•Until 1975, only seven Indian cities had a
television service and Doordarshan remained
the sole provider of television in India
• Television services were separated from
radio on April 1, 1976

9. DOORADARSAN
• In 1982, Doordarshan as a National Broadcaster came
into existence
•Krishi Darshan was the first program telecast on
Doordarshan ( January 26, 1967 )
•National telecasts were introduced in 1982
•Colour TV was introduced in the Indian market in
1982

10. DOORADARSAN
•Live telecast starts from 1982 with the
Independence Day speech by then
prime minister Indira Gandhi on 15
August and followed by the 1982 Asian
Games which were held in Delhi

11. DOORADARSAN
•Doordarshan operates 21 channels
•Two All India channels - DD National and DD
News
•11 Regional language Satellite Channels
•Four State Networks

12. DOORADARSAN
•An International channel
•A Sports Channel DD Sports
• Two channels Rajya Sabha TV & Lok Sabha
TV for live broadcast of parliamentary
proceedings
•DD has its own DTH service called DD Direct
Plus.