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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|British documentary television series}}<br />
{{Infobox television<br />
| genre = Documentary<br />
| narrator = [[Sacha Dhawan]]<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 3<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|10|03}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|2012|10|17}}<br />
}}<br />
'''''Welcome to India''''', is a British documentary television miniseries about India, narrated by [[Sacha Dhawan]]. The series first aired on BBC Two from 3 to 17 October 2012. The three part series follows people in [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]] as they try to make a living through [[Informal economy|informal activities]] such as panning for gold or selling illegal alcohol.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Says |first=Pietro |date=2012-12-31 |title=Airdate: Welcome to India {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2012/12/airdate-welcome-to-india.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2012-10-04 |title=Welcome to India, BBC Two, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/9585317/Welcome-to-India-BBC-Two-review.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The show first aired in Australia on 2 January 2013 on the network [[SBS One]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[The West Australian]]'' both criticized the show's narration.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-09 |title=REVIEW: Welcome to India |url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv-reviews/review-welcome-to-india-ng-ya-342765 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' also criticized the narration as having "discomfiting cheerfulness".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Last Night's Viewing: Welcome to India, BBC2 DCI Banks, ITV1 |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-viewing-welcome-to-india-bbc2-dci-banks-itv1-8205977.html}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* ''[[The Story of India]]''<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|id=tt2700370}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 British television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2012 British television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:BBC television documentaries]]</div>Vedpsagar