Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye
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Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye was a BBC
television
programme, presented in Hindustani
, with the aim of helping immigrants from South Asia
to the UK
to become integrated
.
The first episode was broadcast
at 9am on Sunday 10 October 1965 as "In Logon Se Miliye" meaning "Can I Help You?". In January 1966 this was altered to "Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye" meaning "Make Yourself At Home". By 1968 another title change to "Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan" meaning "New Way, New Life". This was then replaced around 1982 with "Gharbar" running midweek on BBC-2.
From 1966, it was presented by Mahendra Kaul, with Saleem Shahed.
BBC
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television
Television
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programme, presented in Hindustani
Hindustani language
Hindi-Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language and the lingua franca of North India and Pakistan. It is also known as Hindustani , and historically, as Hindavi or Rekhta...
, with the aim of helping immigrants from South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
to the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to become integrated
Racial integration
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.
The first episode was broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
at 9am on Sunday 10 October 1965 as "In Logon Se Miliye" meaning "Can I Help You?". In January 1966 this was altered to "Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye" meaning "Make Yourself At Home". By 1968 another title change to "Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan" meaning "New Way, New Life". This was then replaced around 1982 with "Gharbar" running midweek on BBC-2.
From 1966, it was presented by Mahendra Kaul, with Saleem Shahed.