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About Us
Darshan is the longest running Indian-American TV program in the Washington metropolitan area and has been continuously on the air since 1987. The one-hour program and airs each Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. The program is in English and is shown on MHz Networks, which is carried by all local cable and satellite TV channels in the DC metro area and is available to 700,000 viewers. The show is also streamed on Darshan’s website, www.darshantv.com so those who miss it or wish to view it again can do so.
Since July 2010 we have
added Darshan America, a national half-hour show which airs Fridays at 3 PM
ET and Saturdays at 11 AM ET. Darshan America is available in over 42
million households in over half the Top 20 television markets throughout the
United States.
Every week, Darshan opens with a "Bulletin Board" segment which provides a forum for important information for the viewers. If you have announcements for the show, please submit them at least two weeks prior to the event. You can e-mail your requests to darshan@darshantv.com we will take it from there.
The main segment of the show, "In Conversation" focuses on news stories and issues of interest to the Indian and Asian communities. The topics range from contemporary events, business, politics, law, health, and public service - just to name a few. This segment also features one-on-one interviews with various members of the local community, as well as other personalities of interest from the US, India and other countries. Our guests on our program have included successful entrepreneurs, scientists, authors, tech gurus, lawyers, movie-makers, numerous high level political and government appointees, politicians, and many other people who have successfully contributed to the society including heads of state, governors of Virginia and Maryland, mayors of the District of Columbia, Senators, and Congressmen.
Studio
For more information on our show, our hosts, scheduling on-air interviews, or running ads and publicizing event, please contact our Production Manager at (703) 671-7777 or send email to: darshan@darshantv.com.
The Studio is located just a mile off of Interstate 395. Take exit 4 (Seminary Road, West). Go about one mile and make right at the intersection of Seminary Road and South George Mason Drive. Look for #3819-F, located at the end of the first block of the condo complex in the back.
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