Surabhi (1993)
- Genre
- documentary television program
- Country
- India
- Length
- 9 seasons, 415 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A TV series that explores different aspects of Indian culture through stories and traditions. It is hosted by a pair who introduce viewers to a variety of regional arts, crafts, and customs.
educationalserenenostalgicinformativefamily-friendlyleisurelyheartwarmingcultural
What happens
Surabhi ("Fragrance") was an Indian cultural magazine show hosted by Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak, which ran from 1990 to 2001 with a year's break in 1991. It was initially telecast on the state-run television channel Doordarshan, and later moved to Star Plus in the Sunday morning slot. Surabhi was produced by Kak's Mumbai-based production house Cinema Vision India. Its theme was Indian culture. The show is India's longest-running cultural series and features in the Limca Book of Records for receiving the largest measured audience response ever in the history of Indian television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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