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Surabhi (1993)

Surabhi poster
Genre
documentary television program
Country
India
Elsewhere
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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.

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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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