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For most of us who remember life in '90s India, there are some basic elements we can't forget - black and white TVs, PV Narasimha Rao ads, Indi-pop, Javagal Srinath, Bali Brahmbhatt, the original Mile Surr Mera Tumhara, Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara arguments and whatnot. And the other big thing synonymous with that era has to be Doordarshan, that one Indian TV channel not driven by numbers and ratings. Yes, market-driven, privately owned TV channels have ensured that Doordarshan will always be in the background and never in the mainstream, at least not anymore. But no matter how much they tried, they couldn't erase it. There are some of us who still talk about shows that were actually rich in content and storytelling, shows that didn't succumb to silly, tried and tested tropes to gain popularity, and shows that didn't rely on highly annoying editing techniques written by some sadistic dude who probably gets off on inducing epilepsy on people. True, we didn't have too many options back then, but that only meant that in terms of quality, we'd get decent stuff on TV.

And the best part? Doordarshan knew more than a thing or two about genres. Kids who were born after cable television became mainstream might not believe this, but DD even had sci-fi serials in the early '90s.

But just because DD didn't play the TRP game, doesn't mean it didn't know its audience. Drivers magellan promark 300. It knew that with early nineties' liberalization, advent of globalization and large-scale urbanization, people would be exposed to all kinds of content, one way or the other. Indian audience might have been a child in the '80s, but the '90s were a whole other ball game.

Let's take a look at some of the most iconic shows that prove Doordarshan was pretty good when it came to variety. The Family Dramas Believe it or not, there's a world beyond 'saas-bahu dynamics'.

Doordarshan spent many a good years before the Ekta Kapoor bug bit the audience. They knew that at a time when most families had one TV set, family shows would be a huge hit. But they didn't just aim for the saas-bahu, they catered to every one. Hum Log Created on the lines of Ven Conmigo, a Mexican education-entertainment soap opera, Hum Log was the first Indian television soap, depicting the daily lives of the members of one family. Veteran actor Ashok Kumar served as the narrator of the show. Buniyaad A show about the family that suffered through the 1947 partition, Buniyaad introduced actors like Alok Nath, Kanwaljeet Singh and Kruttika Desai to Indian television. Swabhimaan Writer Shobha De's gift to the '90s has to Swabhimaan, a story of the powerplay between the rich elites of one Indian industrial family.

Mainly a tug of war between the son of the deceased industrialist and his now-estranged mistress. Swabhimaan brought actors like Manoj Bajpayee and Ashutosh Rana to the mainstream. Gul Gulshan Gulfam The story of a Kashmiri family that owns three houseboats they rent out to tourists and how their life gets affected with the rising terrorism in Kashmir. They actually shot the show in Srinagar in 1991. It couldn't have been easy. Rajani In the mid '80s, educating people on corruption was very important.

Rajani, a show starring Priya Tendulkar, was about an assertive woman who'd take on corrupt government officials head on - a much needed hero Indians could relate to back then. Shanti A journalist tries to get to know the families of two Bollywood giants who are also best friends who live in the same mansion. Little do they know, that she is the daughter of the woman they had raped years ago. Mandira Bedi's best role yet.

The Best of Indian Comedy People say that we Indians don't get comedy. Which is why everything 'funny' you see on TV these days is just loud and annoying. It wasn't like that back then. Dekh Bhai Dekh A dysfunctional and yet lovable joint family is a recipe for comedy in any setting. Add to that talented actors like Sushma Seth, Farida Jalal and Shekhar Suman, and you had the perfect recipe for a rib-tickling funny yet family-friendly show. Shrimaan Shrimati A story about Keshav Kulkarni's obsession with his 'actress' neighbour and his attempts to protect his wife from the actress's husband, Dilruba ji.

Shrimaan Shrimati tackled something that was almost taboo in a hilarious way. Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne An Indian adaptation of James Thurber's novel The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, this show is one of those gems of Indian television you just cannot pass. Rahguvir Yadav delivered a stellar performance as the frustrated Mungerilal, who spent his time daydreaming all the time. Yogi An NRI student from the US comes to India to look for a bride. His misadventures were the crux of the show. Mohan Gokhale's 'Mr. Yogi' became a household name following this show.