BBC Hindi

BBC Hindi
Type	Radio network and website
Country	United Kingdom & India
Availability	International
Endowment	Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK
Owner	BBC
Launch date	11 May 1940; 83 years ago
Official website	www.bbc.com/hindi/
Language	Hindi

BBC Hindi is an international news service. It started on 11 May 1940. Initially the service operated through radio. Currently, it is being operated on audio as well as website, TV and social networks.^[2]

Controversy and criticism[edit]

In 2008, BBC Hindi was criticised by some Indian outlets for referring to the terrorists who carried out the November 2008 Mumbai attacks as "gunmen".^[3] The response to this added to criticism from some Indian commentators suggesting that the BBC may have an Indophobic bias.^[4] In March 2015, BBC Hindi was criticised for broadcasting a documentary interviewing one of the rapists in India, despite a ban ordered by the Indian High Court.^[5] In 2017, BBC India was banned for a period of five years from covering all national parks and sanctuaries in India.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ Achala Sharma (6 February 2011). "Radio silence in Khandwa". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
↑ "भारत का 20 लाख साल पुराना इतिहास देखेंगे?" [Will you see a 20 million year old history of India?] (in हिन्दी). 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "Mealy-mouthed BBC", The Deccan Herald^{[dead link]}
- Sheela Bhatt (14 December 2008). "The BBC cannot see the difference between a criminal and a terrorist". Rediff. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
↑ H.S. Rao (2 March 2004). "BBC coverage biased, say British Hindus". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
↑ Madison Park and Harmeet Shah Singh (4 March 2015). "Indian court bans controversial interview with convicted rapist". CNN. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
↑ "Kaziranga film: BBC banned for 5 years from all national parks, sanctuaries". The Indian Express. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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[1] Achala Sharma (6 February 2011). "Radio silence in Khandwa". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[2] "भारत का 20 लाख साल पुराना इतिहास देखेंगे?" [Will you see a 20 million year old history of India?] (in हिन्दी). 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[3] "Mealy-mouthed BBC", The Deccan Herald^{[dead link]}
- Sheela Bhatt (14 December 2008). "The BBC cannot see the difference between a criminal and a terrorist". Rediff. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[4] H.S. Rao (2 March 2004). "BBC coverage biased, say British Hindus". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[5] Madison Park and Harmeet Shah Singh (4 March 2015). "Indian court bans controversial interview with convicted rapist". CNN. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[6] "Kaziranga film: BBC banned for 5 years from all national parks, sanctuaries". The Indian Express. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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