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{{short description|First visual travelogue in Malayalam}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Sancharam
| image = Sancharam new.png
| caption = Sancharam logo
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[Santhosh George Kulangara]]
| channel = [[Safari TV]]
| presenter = [[Santhosh George Kulangara]]
| narrated = Anish Punnen Peter
| producer = [[Santhosh George Kulangara]]
| country = India
| location =
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| network = [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] (2001–2013)<br>[[Safari TV]] (2013–)
| first_aired = 2001–present
| website = https://www.safaritvchannel.com
| num_episodes = 1639 (as of January 22 2020)
}}
'''''Sancharam''''' ([[Malayalam]]: സഞ്ചാരം, English:(transl.) travel), is the first telecast of a visual travelogue in [[Malayalam language]] television. The program has been shot, edited and directed by [[Santhosh George Kulangara]]. It is being aired on 09:30 pm and 10 pm ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]) every weekday in [[Safari TV]] channel and re-telecasted the next day (weekdays only) four times. Originally aired on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] on Sundays, it has then been aired on Safari TV, which is owned by Santhosh George Kulangara.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=SAFARI TV - ABOUT US|url=https://www.safaritvchannel.com/about.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=www.safaritvchannel.com}}</ref> An internet edition of ''Sancharam'' is also available free of cost. It claimed to be the first [[Internet television]] in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.santhoshgeorge.com/images/Mathrubhumi/Mathrubhoomi%202007%20January%202%20page%207.jpg |title=Internet Television Channel Sancharam inaugurated |newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date= 2 January 2007|page =7}}</ref>

As of 2019, Santhosh had travelled to more than 120 countries and his experiences and sights are telecasted through Sancharam, spanning the seven continents<ref>{{Cite news|last=Basheer|first=K. p m|date=2019-01-10|title=He caught the travel bug, passed it on|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/he-caught-the-travel-bug-passed-it-on/article25963067.ece|access-date=2021-06-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> since Santhosh George Kulangara started his solo journeys outside India in 1997 .<ref name=":2" />

==Places shown in Sancharam (since January 2018)==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Places
! Date
|-
| [[Ethiopia]]
| [[Addis Ababa]], [[Mek'ele]], [[Danakil desert]],
| January 2018
|-
| [[Philippines]]
| [[Manila]], [[Corregidor]], [[Cebu]]
| February 2018
|-
| [[Austria]]
| [[Vienna]], [[Vienna Woods|Wienerwald]]
| March 2018
|-
| [[Slovakia]]
| [[Bratislava]]
| March 2018
|-
| [[United States]]
| [[Miami]], [[Orlando]], [[Key West]], [[Miami Beach]]
| April 2018
|-
| [[Bahamas]]
| [[Grand Bahama]]
| April 2018
|-
| [[Jordan]]
| [[Amman]], [[Al Karak]], [[Petra]], [[Wadi Rum]], [[Aqaba]], [[Dead Sea]]
| May 2018
|-
| [[Nepal]]
| [[Kathmandu]], [[Pokhara]]
| June 2018
|-
| [[Ukraine]]
| [[Kiev]], [[Chernobyl]], [[Zhytomyr]], [[Berdychiv]], [[Vinnytsia]], [[Odessa]]
| July 2018
|-
| [[Malaysia]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Batu Caves]], [[Genting Highlands]]
| August 2018
|-
| [[China]]
| [[Guangzhou]], [[Lhasa]]
| August 2018
|-
| [[Serbia]]
| [[Belgrade]]
| Sept. 2018
|-
| [[Montenegro]]
| [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]], [[Kotor]], [[Budva]], [[Sveti Stefan]]
| October 2018
|-
| [[United States]]
| [[Los Angeles]], [[San Diego]], [[Sedona]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Grand Canyon]], [[Death Valley]]
| Nov. 2018
|-
| [[India]] ([[Rajasthan]])
| [[Jaipur]], [[Ajmer]], [[Pushkar]]
| Dec. 2018
|-
| [[Indonesia]]
([[Yogyakarta]])
| [[Prambanan]], [[Kraton Yogyakarta]], [[Boro Budur]]
| Dec. 2018
|-
| [[Fiji]]
| [[Nadi]], [[Suva]], Tuvala, [[Yasawa]]
| January 2019
|-
| [[United States]]
| [[New York City|New York]], [[Washington D.C.]]
| Feb. 2019
|-
| [[Djibouti]]
| [[Djibouti City]], [[Lake Abbe]], [[Lake Assal (Djibouti)|Lake Assal]], [[Tadjoura]]
| March 2019
|-
| [[Thailand]]
| [[Phuket]]
| April 2019
|-
| [[Armenia]]
| [[Yerevan]],
| April 2019
|-
| [[Maldives]]
| [[Malé]],
| May 2019
|-
| [[Norway]]
| [[Oslo]], [[Bergen]], [[Fjord]]
| June 2019
|-
| [[India]] ([[Rajasthan]])
| [[Udaipur]], [[Jaisalmer]], [[Jodhpur]]
| July 2019
|-
| [[Vietnam]]
| [[Hanoi]], [[Ha Long Bay]]
| July 2019
|-
| [[Romania]], [[Bulgaria]]
| [[Bucharest]], [[Brasov]], [[Sighisoara]], [[Veliko Tarnovo]]
| August 2019
|-
| [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]]
| [[Paris]], [[Brussels]], [[Amsterdam]]
| October 2019
|-
| [[Tanzania]]
| [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Lake Manyara]], [[Arusha]], [[Ngorongoro]], [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] [[Zanzibar]]
| Nov. 2019
|-
| [[Germany]]
| [[Munich]], [[Berlin]], [[Nuremberg]]
| Dec. 2019
|-
| [[Brunei]]
|[[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/incredible-photos-show-the-gritty-floating-water-village-on-stilts-that-houses-13000-people-in-brunei-a-tiny-southeastern-nation-of-unimaginable-wealth/articleshow/65971290.cms#:~:text=Brunei%20is%20a%20tiny%20country,%2C%20restaurants%2C%20and%20police%20stations. Floating Villages]
| January 2020
|-
| [[Greece]]
| [[Athens]], [[Mykonos]], [[Santorini]]
|Feb. 2020
|-
| [[Thailand]]
| [[Bangkok]], [[Pattaya]]
| March 2020
|-
| [[Austria]], [[Slovenia]]
| [[Vienna]], [[Ljubljana]], [[Ptuj]], [[Bled]], [[Postojna Cave]], [[Piran]], [[Koper]], [[Graz]]
| April 2020
|-
| [[India]] ([[Ladakh]])
| [[Leh]], [[Lamayuru Monastery]]
| May 2020
|-
| [[India]] ([[Punjab, India|Punjab]],[[Himachal Pradesh]])
| [[Amritsar]], [[Atari]], [[Dharamshala]]
| June 2020
|-
| [[Mexico]]
| [[Mexico City]], [[Cancun]], [[Isla Mujeres]], [[Tulum]]
| June 2020
|-
| [[Albania]]
| [[Tirana]], [[Durres]], [[Gjirokaster]], [[Sarande]], [[Apollonia (Illyria)|Apollonia]], [[Berat]],
| July 2020
|-
|[[United States]]
|[[Chicago]], [[Detroit]], [[Cleveland]], [[Niagara Falls]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
| August 2020
|-
| [[India]] ([[Gujarat]])
| [[Ahmedabad]], [[Rajkot]], [[Dwarka]], [[Jamnagar]], [[Porbandar]], [[Rann of Kutch]]
| Sept. 2020
|-
|[[Jordan]]
| [[Amman]], [[Al Karak]], [[Petra]], [[Wadi Rum]], [[Wadi Musa]], [[Aqaba]], [[Dead Sea]]
| Nov. 2020
|-
|[[Indonesia]]([[Bali]])
|[[Kuta]], [[Batuan, Bali|Batuan]], [[Kintamani, Bali|Batur]], [[Denpasar]], [[Pura Taman Ayun]], [[Tanah Lot]], [[Uluwatu]], [[Ubud]], [[Pura Taman Saraswati]], [[Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park]]
| Dec. 2020
|}

== Awards ==
[[File:Logo-sancharam.jpg|350px|frame|Old logo]]
''Sancharam'' has received many awards. Some of the awards include:<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/17/stories/2004021707720500.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040705182936/http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/17/stories/2004021707720500.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=5 July 2004
|title=TV megaserial Awards| location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]
|date=17 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sancharam.com/awards.html
|title=Sancharam video, awards|publisher=sancharam.com}}</ref>
* Best TV serial award<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/malayalam/11/ |title=TV megaserial Awards announced |publisher=Music India Online |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923010257/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/malayalam/11/ |archivedate=23 September 2007 }}</ref>
* Vivekananda Awards<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20071026015628&Page=R&Headline=Vivekananda+Awards+presented&Title=Kerala&Topic=0 |title=Vivekananda Awards for Santhosh George Kulangara |newspaper=New Indian Express}}</ref>
* [[Limca Book of Records]], added in its 2007 edition<ref name="Limca">{{Cite web|url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record_gallery.asp?sid=2626&catname=Television|title=First telecast of a visual travelogue in Malayalam|publisher=[[Limca Book of Records]]|accessdate=2006-08-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723070223/http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record_gallery.asp?sid=2626&catname=Television|archivedate=23 July 2008}}</ref>
* Kerala's Film Critics Award: for the best Television program telecasted in 2005.
* Souparnikatheeram State Award: Television Award for the best director of a non-fictional program.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=30 April 2005|title=Sancharam got RAPA National Award|page=12|work=Madhyamam|url=https://santhoshgeorge.com/images/media-new/Madhyamam2005April30page12.jpg}}</ref>
* All India RAPA Award-2004: award of 'best non-fiction television program' given away by Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners Association (RAPA)<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 April 2005|title=Sancharam got RAPA National Award|page=9|work=Mathrubhumi|url=https://santhoshgeorge.com/images/media-new/Mathrubhoomi2005April30page9.jpg}}</ref>
* National Film Academy Award: program has been declared eligible for the award instituted by National Film Academy for the section 'Other than Fiction'<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=19 May 2004|title=Sancharam got two National Award|page=5|work=Deshabhimani|url=https://santhoshgeorge.com/images/media-new/Deshabhimani2004May19page5.jpg}}</ref>
* Kerala Film Critics Association Award-2003<ref name=":0" />
* All India Akshaya National Award-2003<ref name=":1" />
* National Award: This is one of the awards given at National level in the Radio-Mini screen field. This program selected for the award from the TV programs of about 20 different languages.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|https://www.safaritvchannel.com/}}

[[Category:Malayalam-language television shows]]
[[Category:Documentary web series]]
[[Category:Asianet (TV channel) original programming]]
[[Category:Indian television series]]

Sancharam (TV series) - Revision history

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