106.210.201.229 at 12:05, 17 August 2021

2021-08-17T12:05:06Z

New page

{{short description|Indian radio show}}
{{Infobox radio show
|name = Yaadon Ka Idiot Box
|image =
|caption =
|other_names = Yaadon Ka Idiot Box With Neelesh Misra
|runtime = 2 hours<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/big-fm-soon-to-launch-yaadon-ka-idiot-box-season-5-with-neelesh-mishra/states/news/1274696.html|title=Big FM soon to launch 'Yaadon Ka Idiot Box' Season 5 with Neelesh Mishra|publisher=[[United News of India]]|date=29 January 2018|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref>
|start_time = 9pm
|end_time = 11pm
|runtime_note = Monday to Friday
|country = India
|language = Hindi, Urdu
|syndicates = [[BIG FM 92.7]]
|presenter = [[Neelesh Misra]]
|writer = Neelesh Misra
|first_aired = 2011
|last_aired = 2020
|num_season = 6
|audio_format = radio
}}
'Yaadon Ka Idiot Box' is an India radio show launched by [[BIG FM 92.7]], narrated by [[Neelesh Misra]]. The show is based on dreamlanding stories or imaginary cities in which storyteller use imaginary thoughts to take the listeners to an imaginary world. The show was introduced by Big FM in 2011 and comprises story parts that are known as "seasons".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Neelesh Misra: The journalist, lyricist and author on reinventing the art of storytelling|url=http://www.uniindia.com/big-fm-soon-to-launch-yaadon-ka-idiot-box-season-5-with-neelesh-mishra/states/news/1274696.html|date=24 September 2012|publisher=[[United News of India]]}}</ref> YKIB stories involve listeners in an unreal world where they feel and remember what happened to them. Listeners in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] encouraged the storytelling thought of Yaadon Ka Idiot Box,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/neelesh-misras-aug-15-special-live-storytelling-at-india-pak-border/|title=Neelesh Misra's Aug 15 special – live storytelling at India-Pak border|work=[[The Indian Express]]|publisher=[[Indian Express Limited]]|date=7 August 2014|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> known as "Yaadon Ka Idiot Box With Neelesh Misra".<ref>{{cite web|author=Misra, Neelesh|url=https://archive.org/details/YaadonKaIdiotBoxWithNeeleshMisraSeason1_201710|title=Season 1 - Yaadon Ka Idiot Box with Neelesh Misra|publisher=[[Internet Archive]]|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/01/big-fms-show-yaadon-ka-idiot-box-with-neelesh-misra-captured-in-books/|title=BIG FM's show 'Yaadon ka idiot box with Neelesh Misra' captured in books|publisher=Best Media Info|date=25 January 2013|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mediainfoline.com/radio/92-7-big-fm-bags-eight-metals-at-india-radio-forum-2016|title=92.7 BIG FM Bags Eight Metals At India Radio Forum 2016|publisher=MediaInfoline|date=16 May 2016|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/927-big-fm-brings-back-joy-story-telling-with-yaadon-ka-idiot-box-with-neelesh-misra|title=92.7 Big FM brings back the joy of story telling with 'YAADON ka idiot box with neelesh misra'|date=2 July 2012|publisher=Radio Music|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Neelesh Misra's 'Mandali': Writers Without Borders|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/EefIJAIRT7gEfWVLb0PY9K/Neelesh-Misras-Mandali-Writers-Without-Borders.html|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|author=Somak Ghoshal|date=6 October 2018|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.televisionpost.com/big-fm-undergoes-brand-revamp-with-new-tagline-refreshed-content/|title=Big FM undergoes brand revamp with new tagline, refreshed content|work=Television Post|date=17 January 2019|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/polemicist/the-nostalgia-economy/102685|title=The nostalgia economy|work=Fortune India|date=17 November 2018|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/taking-back-the-small-town/article24768772.ece|title=Taking back the small town|author=Manik Sharma|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 August 2018|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Yaadon Ka Idiot Box'' became popular across both nations and later launched a book series that recounts Misra's imaginary stories.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/neelesh-misra-s-radio-stories-turned-into-books/story-WuJP4VVC7vUMHgl3iYzivM.html|title=Neelesh Misra's radio stories turned into books|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=24 January 2013|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> The books are commonly known as "Yaad Sheher". The words "Yaad" and "Sheher" are combinations of [[Urdu]] words that mean "The city of memory or recollection".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/people/story/neelesh-misra-aajtak-sahitya-mahakumbh-story-teller-writer-lyricist-journalist-yaadon-ka-idiot-box-lifest-1083675-2017-11-10|title=Sahitya Aaj Tak: From reporter to story-teller, Neelesh Misra gets candid about his journey|work=[[India Today]]|date=10 November 2017|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Neelesh Misra ka Yaad Sheher (Vol 2 of 2)|publisher=Westland Yatra Books|language=hi|year=2013|pages=237|isbn=9789382618386}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian radio programmes]]
[[Category:Hindi-language radio programs]]

Yaadon Ka Idiot Box - Revision history

106.210.201.229 at 12:05, 17 August 2021