Hi,

Infact, it was told several times by Kamal Sharma in Patrawali
programme that a renowned newspaper survey once indicated that VB is
one of those 10 things which India is proud of.

Sujoy

--- In vividhbharati@..., "brij_mohangupta"
<brij_mohangupta@...> wrote:
>
> VIVIDH BHARATI
> Song of India
>
> It's a telling statement that in the era of the unstoppable onslaught
> of satellite television, radio rules in vast parts of India. No other
> single programme has beamed itself across the country, for more than
> 30 uninterrupted years as has Vividh Bharati. The population coverage
> of Vividh Bharati is 97 per cent, more than Doordarshan and cable TV.
> Not just longevity, Vividh Bharati is about bringing connectivity and
> entertainment to India's masses who need only to fork out less than
Rs
> 200 for a tiny receiver to feel like they belong in the greater
scheme
> of things, that there's some joy in life in India's vast rural beyond.
>