This Day That Year! Doordarshan Aired First Colour Telecast on April 25 Forty Years Ago, Watch Video of How DD National Broadcast Looked Like in 1982
The world of Indian television witnessed its first colourful show in the year 1982. Network Channel, Doordarshan brought the world of colour TV to India on the 25th of April. The decision of bringing colour TV to India was a plan made by the Union Ministry to meet the needs of sports lovers who did not want to see the Asian Games on black and white screens.
Human civilisation and development in the field of science and technology have evolved over several centuries, engraving key events throughout its journey. Today i.e. on the 25th of April, Doordarshan started the test run of India's first colour broadcast. It's been 40 years now since the world started watching movies and game shows on colourful screens. The Official Account of the Maharashtra Information Centre tweeted about the momentous date with the hashtag #TheDayInHistory. The test run for the coloured telecast was started on April 25, 1982, by the network channel.
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