Doordarshan (Hindi: ; literally Far Vision) is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati.

. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009, Doordarshan celebrated its 50th anniversary. The DD provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional India, as well as overseas through the Indian Network and Radio India.

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1 Beginning 2 Nationwide transmission 3 Early national programming 4 Channels o 4.1 List of Channels 4.1.1 National 4.1.2 Regional 5 Active Doordarshan 6 International broadcasting 7 Criticisms o 7.1 Allegations of bias o 7.2 Commercial viability 8 See also 9 References 10 External links