Humara Gaon Connection TV Show - Doordarshan DD National (DD1)

Humara Gaon Connection is a TV show under the Uttar Pradesh based newspaper Gaon Connection which was launched in December 2012 exclusively for the rural areas. As the very named indicates, the show is about a connection between the urban and rural parts of the country. Through this show, the newspaper tends to make its presence felt even through television. Neelesh Misra, the founder of Gaon Connection said that they did not only wish to have a rural newspaper but also a rural media house to fulfill their aim to provide information to the backward areas of the country and also to bring into light things that happen there to people in the built-up regions. The show which is based on the newspaper itself aims to break the stereotypes and a lot of other ideas that exist in the 600,000-plus villages across the country and also expose the reality to the residents of these areas. Humara Gaon Connection tends to concentrate to bridge the ever-increasing gap between the rural and urban parts of the country. This will also help to bring into light a lot of people who will turn out to be role models, a lot of success stories, and also and also many innovations and innovators. Humara Gaon Connection will be a way to remind the urban life of the existence of the rural parts of the country and their lifestyle. Over the years the changes that have come up in the country areas like changing aspirations, eating habits, educational standards, entertainment, and also their ideas and world views. The show was produced in a magazine format concentrating on vital issues. It dealt with development in the rural areas, problems related to women, rural innovators, success stories and role models, entrepreneurs, as well as the living conditions of the people there. The show was a bi-weekly casted only on Mondays and Tuesdays aired on the channel Doordarshan National. The channel gave the show the permission for 52 episodes under the Advertiser Funded Program model. The show will be a huge benefit for people in rural India. It will fulfill the never-ending demand for information among the people there. Also, the urban masses will be made aware of the transformation that is being brought about. Neelesh Misra, who is well known for his popular radio show, is also hosting Humara Gaon Connection. He is an awar winning journalist, story teller and author. The aim of the show was to provide quality and content and to be able to link up the rural and the urban parts of the country by making both the sides known to each other.