Country reference
- Country codes
- IN / IND · M49 356
- Browsing region
- Asia
- Language options to specify
- Hindi, English, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Maithili, Nepali, Santali, Kashmiri, Konkani, Sindhi, Sindhi (Devanagari), Khasi, Sanskrit
- UN statistical subregion
- Southern Asia
For an Indian television request, put the state, language and exact programme before the channel count. DD Tamil may appear under the legacy DD Podhigai name: Prasar Bharati records the change on 19 January 2024. Check the actual listing and bulletin before treating two labels as two services.
Start with the programme a household recognises
Ask each viewer for a bulletin, serial, cultural programme or regional event they actually intend to watch. Record the original title, state and preferred speech. A request for Tamil news should not be satisfied merely because an unrelated entertainment feed uses Tamil; a Hindi programme with subtitles may not meet a viewer’s need for spoken Tamil.
Keep current and legacy names together
If an old favourites list uses Podhigai, preserve that spelling alongside DD Tamil in the enquiry. Compare programme identity and the on-screen channel label before deleting an entry or assuming a second regional service is missing. This is a useful way to resolve an old list without guessing from a logo.
Use an Indian date as the reference
Asia/Kolkata is the directory clock. Write the broadcast date in India, the intended local programme time and the viewer’s current city. For a festival or ceremony, also give the place and session; a short news report about the occasion is a different result from the full ceremony.
- Write the exact programme title and originating state.
- Choose spoken language, subtitles or both.
- Include current and remembered channel labels.
- Check that edition at its Indian date and time on the intended viewing setup.
Time-zone reference locations
Asia/Kolkata
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.