NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will cover the 68th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day on 30 January at Gandhi Smriti in Tees January Marg.

Sarva Dharma Prarthna Sabha, a programme on Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day will be live telecast on DD National, DD Bharati, DD Kisan and DD India from 3.30 - 5.30 pm on 30 January.

After the live telecast, DD Bharati will air a biography on Mahatma Gandhi, titled Mahatma - The Great Soul. The biography will take viewers to the time Gandhi was in South Africa and subsequently his return to India as the Mahatma.

The one hour biography highlights how India became independent and viewers would also get to hear the actual voice of Mahatma Gandhi during the telecast.