Countries: India. An ABU member country

India is a contry located in South Asia. Not only is one of the biggest states in the world, but at the same time, is the second most populous contry.
The capital city of the country is New Delhi, in the north of the country, although the financial capital city is Mumbai in the west coast.
The diversity of the country is also something to take into account, because there are more than 50 recognised languages, being Hindi the most spoken one.

National Broadcaster

Doordarshan is the indian national television broadcaster which along with All india radio, forms part of Prasar Bharati, the national broadcasting entity.

The experimental broadcasts of DD started in 1959, broadcasting service and educational programs. Since then, Doordarshan has been expanding and nowadays, its signal covers the 90% of the indian population.

Entertainment Industry

India's music industry has been almost always linked to the cinema, where many of the songs composed by renowned musicians were used. The playback singers, whose voice has been used used in films, represent a central place in the indian music industry. 

Some Playback singers such as Lata Mangeshkar or Asha Bhoosle, are important names in the modern indian culture and have influenced even the newest singers in the musical scene. A musical scene which has also felt the effect of the modern tunes which have been mixed with the traditional ethnic ones.

Form left to right: Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan  Sonu Nigam
Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik and Priyanka Chopra.

ABU Song Festival future.

India has been taking part in the ABU Radio Song Festivals from its Debut in 2012, to the second edition which was held in Colombo (Sri Lanka) two years later. It's still unknown if the country will participate in the third edition of the ARSF, which will be held in Yangon (Myanmar).

Doordarshan has been interested in the ABU Radio Song Festival, but until now, the broadcaster has never intended to take part in the ABU TV Song Festival, for which the broadcasters must choose a famous or renowned artist.

If the contest turned into a competitive event, India could choose songs sung in different languages, showing all its diversity.

ABU Radio Song Festival history

2012: Bimblotica - I'm a girl
          Mathur Lakshmi Keshava & Group - Vayam atra sanjatha asmakam punyam.

2014: Mangka Mayanglambam - Tamla lobi napom.
2015: Peepal tree - Nayi khushi