<p>Ever since popular serials ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharata’ started telecasting on Doordarshan to keep people entertained amid lockdown owing to COVID 19 fears, the shows have been in news for one reason or another.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to latest Twitter trends, Ramayana has been popping in the feed as people complain that there are scenes from the show that have been edited.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/reruns-of-ramayana-mahabharata-make-doordarshan-highest-watched-channel-in-india-291678">Reruns of Ramayana, Mahabharata make Doordarshan highest-watched channel in India</a></p>

<p>Among such concerns, a user asked CEO Prasar Bharti Shashi Shekhar, “why important events like Ahiravan and Diksha by Ravan to Laxman cut down.... feel disappointed" [sic] To this, Shekhar clarified and said, "There have been no cuts, they were not part of the original production."</p>

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<p>Another fan wrote, "There are many scenes in Ramayan which were edited like during setu nirmaan there was a squirrel, that was also edited. Why?" [sic]&nbsp;</p>

<p>Shashi Shekhar then responded that the epic stories have a larger narrative and it wasn't possible for every single interpretation to make it to the script.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/when-ramayanas-sita-aka-dipika-chikhlia-met-with-lk-advani-and-pm-modi-292946">When Ramayana's Sita aka Dipika Chikhlia, met with LK Advani and PM Modi</a></p>

<p>Eager to address all concerns, he further tweeted, "The beauty of our epics are the many stories, side-stories and interpretations. Not every nuance can possibly make it into a single television script but perhaps leaves the door open for future productions." [sic]</p>

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Ever since popular serials ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharata’ started telecasting on Doordarshan to keep people entertained amid lockdown owing to COVID 19 fears, the shows have been in news for one reason or another.

Ever since popular serials ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharata’ started telecasting on Doordarshan to keep people entertained amid lockdown owing to COVID 19 fears, the shows have been in news for one reason or another. According to latest Twitter trends, Ramayana has been popping in the feed as people complain that there are scenes from the show that have been edited. Reruns of Ramayana, Mahabharata make Doordarshan highest-watched channel in India Among such concerns, a user asked CEO Prasar Bharti Shashi Shekhar, “why important events like Ahiravan and Diksha by Ravan to Laxman cut down.... feel disappointed" [sic] To this, Shekhar clarified and said, "There have been no cuts, they were not part of the original production." There have been no cuts, they were not part of the original production. — Shashi Shekhar (@shashidigital) April 18, 2020 × Another fan wrote, "There are many scenes in Ramayan which were edited like during setu nirmaan there was a squirrel, that was also edited. Why?" [sic] Shashi Shekhar then responded that the epic stories have a larger narrative and it wasn't possible for every single interpretation to make it to the script. When Ramayana's Sita aka Dipika Chikhlia, met with LK Advani and PM Modi Eager to address all concerns, he further tweeted, "The beauty of our epics are the many stories, side-stories and interpretations. Not every nuance can possibly make it into a single television script but perhaps leaves the door open for future productions." [sic] The beauty of our epics are the many stories, side-stories and interpretations. Not every nuance can possibly make it into a single television script but perhaps leaves the door open for future productions https://t.co/od8HaoBANs — Shashi Shekhar (@shashidigital) April 18, 2020 × 🙏 https://t.co/nsPAzlgNV2 — Shashi Shekhar (@shashidigital) April 19, 2020 ×

Viewers unhappy with DD cutting out scenes from Ramayana, Prasar Bharti CEO replies

<p>With people all over the world practicing home quarantine owing to coronavirus spread, OTT platforms have seen a surge in traffic. With content being key in surviving this tough time, our very own 'Ramayana', one of the most popular Indian shows till date, is returning to television.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting confirmed in a tweet on Friday that the show will retelecast from&nbsp;Saturday, March 28.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Javadekar tweeted, "Happy to announce that on public demand, we are starting retelecast of 'Ramayana' from tomorrow, Saturday March 28 in DD National, One episode in morning 9 am to 10 am, another in the evening 9 pm to 10 pm (sic)."</p>

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<p>Soon after the news came out, Twitter thanked Javadekar, the government for this move. There were also those who asked them to bring back other popular TV shows as people have all the time in the world to consume content. They&nbsp;requested to re-telecast other shows like Mahabharata, Junior G, Shaktiman and Chanakya among others.</p>

<p>India is currently on a 21-day lockdown starting from March 24.</p>

<p>Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayana' starred Arun Govil as Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, with Arvind Trivedi playing Raavan and Dara Singh essaying Hanuman. The series originally ran from 25 January 1987 to 31 July 1988.</p>

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With people all over the world practicing home quarantine owing to coronavirus spread, OTT platforms have seen a surge in traffic. With content being key in surviving this tough time, our very own 'Ramayana', one of the most popular Indian shows till date, is returning to television.

With people all over the world practicing home quarantine owing to coronavirus spread, OTT platforms have seen a surge in traffic. With content being key in surviving this tough time, our very own 'Ramayana', one of the most popular Indian shows till date, is returning to television. Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting confirmed in a tweet on Friday that the show will retelecast from Saturday, March 28. Javadekar tweeted, "Happy to announce that on public demand, we are starting retelecast of 'Ramayana' from tomorrow, Saturday March 28 in DD National, One episode in morning 9 am to 10 am, another in the evening 9 pm to 10 pm (sic)." Happy to announce that on public demand, we are starting retelecast of 'Ramayana' from tomorrow, Saturday March 28 in DD National, One episode in morning 9 am to 10 am, another in the evening 9 pm to 10 pm.@narendramodi @PIBIndia@DDNational — Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) March 27, 2020 × Soon after the news came out, Twitter thanked Javadekar, the government for this move. There were also those who asked them to bring back other popular TV shows as people have all the time in the world to consume content. They requested to re-telecast other shows like Mahabharata, Junior G, Shaktiman and Chanakya among others. India is currently on a 21-day lockdown starting from March 24. Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayana' starred Arun Govil as Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, with Arvind Trivedi playing Raavan and Dara Singh essaying Hanuman. The series originally ran from 25 January 1987 to 31 July 1988. Also read: Veteran actress Nimmi no more at 88; Rishi Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt pay tribute Watch: Katrina Kaif's workout videos will keep you entertained while you quarantine 8 new web shows, films to watch as you quarantine at home

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Viewers unhappy with DD cutting out scenes from Ramayana, Prasar Bharti CEO replies

It's confirmed! Ramayana to return to TV on DD national from tomorrow