The television was invented by the Scottish engineer John Logie Baird in 1924. In India, television was introduced much later, with the first experimental telecast starting on September 15, 1959, in Delhi under All India Radio with support from UNESCO

. A notable early demonstration in India was given by B. Sivakumaran, a student of electrical engineering, who showed a television system at an exhibition in Teynampet, Madras (now Chennai) in 1950, which was considered a significant step in the development of television technology in India

. The official television service in India began as an experimental broadcast in 1959, evolving into regular daily transmission by 1965. The national broadcaster Doordarshan was established as a separate department in 1976 and expanded television coverage across the country, including the introduction of color broadcasts on August 15, 1982

. In summary:

• Television was invented by John Logie Baird (not in India).
• The first Indian demonstration of television technology was by B. Sivakumaran in 1950.
• Television broadcasting officially started in India in 1959 with experimental telecasts.
• Doordarshan, India's national TV service, was established in 1976 and expanded thereafter