India in the ABU TV Song Festival

The participation of India in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred thrice the first time 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
Member stationDoordarshan (DD)
Participation summary
Appearances3
First appearance2015
Last appearance2018

History

2015

Doordarshan 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]

Contestants
Year Artist Language Title English translation
2015 Sanjeevani Bhelande[5] English Radiant Ruby –
2016 Did not compete
2017 Shri Kailash Kher[6][7] Hindi Saiyaan & Teri Deewani Beloved & Crazy For You
2018 Kushal Paul & Mehul Grover[8] Hindi Raaj Kapoor Medley –

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (25 April 2015). "ATSF'15: India & Arab States To Debut". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participants Announced". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. Granger, Anthony. "India: Rajki Pusan Nath Sapena Kalbeliya To Istanbul". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. Granger, Anthony. "India: Rajki Pusan Nath Sapena Kalbeliya Not To Participate?". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. "2017 ABU TV Song Festival – Meet the Performers". abu.org.my. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. "ABU TV Song Festival 2017". abu.org.my. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. "2018 ABU TV Song Festival – Meet the Performers". Abu.org.my. September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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