when did television come to india?

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Television came to India on September 15, 1959, with experimental transmission from Delhi. Initially, it was a modest beginning with a makeshift studio and a low-power transmitter. Early broadcasts were educational and aimed at community development, with programs about health, traffic, and citizens’ rights. Daily one-hour transmissions started in 1965 as part of All India Radio. The television service was extended to other cities in the 1970s, including Mumbai in 1972 and several other cities by 1975. The effort to establish television in India initially received help from UNESCO. Over time, Doordarshan, the public broadcasting organization, became the primary channel for television in India.