Talk:Doordarshan

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"Doordarshan has lots of different domain names, but this has the highest Google rank"

Moved the quoted line above (originally a comment on the main Doordarshan page) to this talk page after replacing http://www.ddindia.net/ with http://www.ddindia.com/ which seems to be the real Doordarshan homepage — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.90.127.102 (talk) 20:19, 19 February 2005 (UTC)

Citation needed

We need a citation for this text: DoorDarshan has also been criticised by some, as state media and hence not completely free. Thanks. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 21:07, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

• the complete text of the criticism section will be mercilessly deleted unless supported and attributed to reputable sources. See WP:CITE and WP:RS. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 02:58, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

name

The name is "Doordarshan" not "DoorDarshan", I think. deeptrivia (talk) 20:28, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Is "DoorDarshan" purely a name, or is it composed of words that can be translated into English? If so, the translation would be helpful.

Also, is the double "oo" a long "o", or is it the distinctive English spelling for "u" that sometimes shows up in older transcriptions? Hcunn (talk) 15:40, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Dur, is pronunciation UNITED BLASTERS (talk) 01:17, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Unjustified comment

sadly the information on picking up this channel is other countries is pretty weak.

I may be only guessing here but passing any personal comment is not exactly upto wikipedia's standards. I hope the "sadly" can be removed:):):(:(:):):(:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abhishekmathur (talk • contribs) 01:25, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

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Proposed merge with DD Kisan

DD Kisan may not be individually notable. However instead of deletion, merging the content may be a better option ChunnuBhai (talk) 10:51, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

no need to merge

there is no need to merge doordarshan with dd kisan, it should be noted that DD kisan has became a popular channel and is a subsidiary of doordarshan itself. Hence i am waiting for an objection from any editor within 72 hours, i will remove the tag of merge from doordarshan. i welcome any discussion. Lollitol (talk) 14:37, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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Is Indian English or American English more appropriate for this article?

The article seems to have been written in Indian English, with words like "organisation" appearing in lieu of "organization" and "colour" instead of "color." Additionally, some grammar seems to be off relative to the standard of American English. One specific example of this is "These channels are relayed by all terrestrial transmitters in India" under the Channels section.

Can someone please advise as to what is more appropriate within the scope of this article? Thanks!

Sidhu-jas98 (talk) 23:25, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Although my response is very late, both should do. Most people will understand the differently spelled words intuitively.SenatorLEVI (talk) 04:49, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

No, articles that are connected to a specific English-speaking country should use the varity of English used in that country, whether it is Indian English, Standard British English, American English, Australian English, or some other variety. In this article, there would be no reason to use American English grammar, spelling, or vocabulary. --bonadea contributions talk 17:09, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Template:Ping See MOS:ENGVAR. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:00, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

I see. SenatorLEVI (talk) 03:38, 23 December 2020 (UTC)