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Doordarshan completes 57 years today. Although in urban India, the channel is switched on only on Independence Day and Republic Day, it was one of the most entertaining and informative channel before private channels took over television. The joy of watching Doordarshan was inexplicable. Adults knew that this was truly a channel they could watch without a red face while kids became the happiest of creatures when the tunes of Jungle Jungle Pata Chala Hain and Malgudi Days began. Let's revisit some of the best shows we have seen over the years. (Source: Photo by YouTube)