Some people recall the faces and some people recall the names. Here are images of some of the famous readers and presenters of Doordarshan down the years. If you recognize any of them, leave a comment. [ Update 1 : Most of the faces now have names thanks to helpful comments by olio-gallimaufry ] [ Update 2 : Included image of one of the earliest presenters, Gopal Kaul. Send in generously from personal collection by son, Ashutosh Kaul. Sept, 2010.] [ Major Update 3: Got a tip-off about a documentary about the famous faces of Doordarshan from the makers of “The Golden Trail , DD@50 :Special feature on Golden Jubilee of Doordarshan ” from which these caps were taken. I managed to catch the incredible documentary and am adding some more faces/name and part of the docu here. New ones can be found after the image of Narotam Puri. 30th Oct, 2010] Pratima Puri. Believed to be the first Doordarshan reader.
Thanks for sharing these, both of them look 'so fresh' compared to the over made stars of today ...
ReplyDeleteHello Vinayak,
ReplyDeleteI came stumbled upon your blog and loved the old adverts. Many of them well remembered from my growing up years. Thanks so much.
i have a request - would some of these adverts be available in higher resolution? Would you be willing to send them to me?
I would love to try and print some on old furniture that I am trying to restore. Normally, vintage French signage is used for this purpose overseas.
Imagine how much fun it would be to see these adverts on some furniture here?
I look forward to hear from you.
Thanks and best regards,
Sucheta
Sucheta,
ReplyDeleteI have earlier helped people put some of these these ads on their walls but your idea is really interesting. Email me which ones you want and I might be able to send you some.