Thread by @IndiaArtHistory

The Success of Ramayana & What it meant for all Indians.
(A Thread)

Ramanand Sagar's serial Ramayana comes in the 1st category in the history of television. It was telecast in Doordarshan on 25 Jan 1987. When it first came on TV, no one imagined that it would get so much fame.

Ramayana became the 1st serial of TV world, which got the first place in Limca Book Records.
For millions of Indians, life came to a standstill for 45 minutes every Sunday morning.
At 9.30 am, people settled down to watch this epic serial, the greatest hit in Indian TV history.

During that sacred three-quarters of an hour it is said the CM of UP, the largest Indian state, refused to take telephone calls.
In Jammu and Kashmir, angry viewers attacked a power station when electricity cuts disrupted the telecast.

Shops throughout the nation keep their shutters down until the serial is over.
Officials of the Doordarshan estimated that out of 100 million of Indian's 750 million people watch the show.

Special arguments for viewing the serial were made at street corners, community centers, shop fronts. Subsequently, with repeat telecast on 20 different times, it has been aired for over 2000 hours. As per BBC figures, the serial has been viewed by over 650 mn people worldwide.

Ramayana is an Indian historical-drama epic television series, which aired during 1987-1988, created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar.
The series had a viewership of 82 percent, a record high for any Indian television serial.

#Ramayana was not just a TV serial but a feeling that binds the whole family, village and society and our nation.

One of the most memorable moments of our childhood are associated with Ramayana.

Thank You #DoorDarshan for telecasting it again.

#JaiShriRam.. 🙏