Under pressure to monetise its archives, the Prasar Bharati Corporation has decided to offer its treasure of music, plays and documentaries for sale online.

Rare music recordings of maestros M.S. Subbulakshmi, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Bismillah Khan, Gangubai Hangal and many more are likely to be made available either on Amazon or Flipkart, depending on whom the corporation decides to strike a deal with.

Feasibility of tie-up

A long time in the works, officials are examining the feasibility of a tie-up with the e-commerce giants to push sales following poor response sales offline, inviting questions on whether the Corporation should have managed its own affairs.

The decision to sell online comes after years of discussion and recommendations of a series of committees, most recently from the Sam Pitroda Committee, in its report submitted early last year.

A senior official said the collection was not confined to music alone and included plays and documentaries.