Doordarshan revives iconic 90s shows following a surge of social media requests

After a huge number of requests to revive popular 90s show poured in on social media, national broadcaster Doordarshan is bringing back iconic shows including the epics of ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharat’ for its audience across India and abroad.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday had announced that the channel will be retelecasting the epic “Ramayana.”

“Happy to announce that on public demand, we are starting retelecast of ‘Ramayana’ from tomorrow, Saturday March 28 in DD National, One episode in morning 9 am to 10 am, another in the evening 9 pm to 10 pm,” Javedkar had tweeted.