Sanskar TV is an Indian spiritual Television channel, based in

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. Its programs feature to broadcasting on the

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and focuses more on devotion than spiritualism. The channel started broadcasting in June 2000 and in 2004 '' The Tribune'' reported it to have been gaining popularity over the then dominated entertainment and news channels on Indian television. Through various spiritual discourse programmes the channel also focuses on younger generation. Discourses are given by various notable spiritual gurus like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Ramdev, Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj, Ramesh Oza, Swami Avdheshanand Giri and Morari Bapu. The shows include

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s and broadcasts from various pilgrimage places.

History

Sanskar TV was launched in India in June 2000 and in the year 2010 the channel started broadcasting in the USA on DISH USA platform #721. In March 2018 Sanskar TV was made available to the viewers in the United Kingdom and Europe through the

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platform #725. In 2016, Swami Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna appointe
Manoj Tyagi
to head the Sales and marketing team of Sanskar TV and Satsang TV but soon in early 2017 he was elevated to the post of the CEO of Sanskar TV group. On 19 March 2018
Sanskar TV UK
was launched on

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platform for the viewers of Indian devotional content based in the United kingdom and Europe under the leadership of Manoj Tyagi.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

* The United Kingdom-base
World Book of Records
(WBR) felicitated Sankar TV channel for doing pioneering work in the field of spreading the ideas of ''sanatan dharm'' globally. The award was handed over by WBR CEO to Sanskar TV CEO Manoj Tyagi on April 29, 2022 *
Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman
(2019) for "Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Television" conferred to Sanskar TV on January 7, 2020, by the then Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar. * Sanskar TV was felicitated with 'Business Leader of the Year Award' for "Best Business Brand" presented by ET Now on February 16, 2020, in

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References

External links

Sanskar TV website
Television stations in Mumbai Religious television channels in India Hindi-language television channels in India Hindu television Television channels and stations established in 2000 {{India-tv-stub