Television-in Daily Life
Television has become so popular that people have stopped visiting Cinema halls. It provides the cheapest entertainment for the whole family in a very relaxed manner. We can stretch ourselves in our beds in our night dress and switch on the TV. with the help of remote control. Television has brought the cinema halls to our drawing rooms.
T.V. has become the source of entertainment, education and advertisement. It is for us to choose the programmes of our liking. We can watch folk singers displaying their talent on the small screen. Film music, light music, educational serials based on science and technology etc.
Many serials on different channels are most interesting for the viewers of every taste. Few serials became so popular that people missed their appointments to view those programmes. They were not only popular in India but also in the other countries of the world. The producers have to satisfy the people of varied tastes. India is a vast country and people of each region and religion want programmes of their own choice.
Advertisements not only give us information about consumer goods and other useful items but also provide healthy entertainment. Good publicity against the hazards of HIV AIDS is making worthwhile contribution in controlling the disease. University programmes have great educational value for the students. In short television is the most useful and forceful media of information and entertainment that enhance our knowledge in all sphere of life—agriculture, business, medical, legal, political, cultural, sports, both national and international.