The participation of India in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred six times since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival began in 2012. Since their début in 2015, the Indian has been organised by the national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD).
| India | |
|---|---|
| |
| Participating broadcaster | Doordarshan (DD) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
History
edit2015
editDoordarshan is a member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, and participated at the ABU TV Song Festival 2015 for the first time.[1] On 13 September it was announced that the song that would represent India in Istanbul would be "The Prayer of Time",[2] on 14 September the group Rajki Pusan Nath Sapena Kalbeliya were announced as the Indian participants.[3] On 16 September 2015 the group Rajki Pusan Nath Sapena Kalbeliya were removed from the official list of participants provided by the ABU,[4] it was announced on 21 September that India would be represented by Sanjeevani Bhelande with the song "Radiant Ruby".[5]
Participation overview
edit| Year | Entrant | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sanjeevani Bhelande | "Radiant Ruby" | English, Hindi |
| 2017 | Shri Kailash Kher | "Beloved (Saiyaan) & Crazy For You (Teri Deewani)" | Hindi |
| 2018 | Kushal Paul & Mehul Grover | "Raaj Kapoor Medley" | Hindi |
| 2019 | A. R. Rahman | "Mausam & Escape & Jai Ho!" (medley) | Hindi |
| 2020 | Akashvani Vadya Vrind | "My India" | Hindi |
| 2021 | Summersalt | "Public Address System of the Khasi people" | Khasi |
| 2022 | Sniti Mishra | "Darbari Fusion" | Hindi |
| 2023 | Malini Awasthi | "Ram Ji Ke Bhaile Janamva" | Awadhi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Granger, Anthony (25 April 2015). "ATSF'15: India & Arab States To Debut". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participants Announced". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "India: Rajki Pusan Nath Sapena Kalbeliya To Istanbul". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "India: Rajki Pusan Nath Sapena Kalbeliya Not To Participate?". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "India: Sanjeevani Bhelande To The ABU TV Song Festival". Eurovoix-World.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.