The Guwahati Doordarshan Kendra is an ever growing body going from strength to strength. Since its start in 1985, it has been reaching out to the masses in the farthest corners of the state of Assam. The Kendra is always in the lookout for betterment in quality and some of the programmes beamed by it have received high praise from all over the country. The award presentation ceremony for the national level best documentary was held in DDK, Guwahati recently. The award was bagged by producer cum director Dilip Goswami of award winning documentary Muktipath. The 30 minute documentary focuses on the relevance of Gandhian ideals in the present day. It was recently adjudged the best national documentary in the category of Gandhian philosophy. Eight crew members of Muktipath were also rewarded for their efforts. Station Director, DDK-G S. T. Sailo said at the award performance that DDK-G now enjoys coverage of over 79 per cent of the states geographical area and 83 per cent of the total population. Mr. Sailo also revealed that DDK-G is the only regional Kendra to have regular news bulletins in the morning. Assam is a land of co-existence of many cultures and communities. Catering to the needs of the diverse sections of the populace is in itself a praiseworthy achievement.

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