Discovery Channel, India’s leading destination
for factual entertainment, will celebrate Republic Day with a special line-up
of shows dedicated to Indian Armed Forces. The channel will air best of shows
from Breaking Point franchise– Indian Air Force Academy, High Altitude Warfare
School, Indian Submariners as well as Revealed franchise – National Defense
Academy and Siachen. The 5 hour long special
line-up, offering unprecedented access to the intense, grueling training
programs of all wings of Indian Armed Forces, will premiere on Republic Day,
January 26, starting 12:00 noon.
The line-up of shows on Discovery and Discovery HD
is as follows:
Breaking Point: The Indian Submariners:
The special show will give viewers a window into
the world of complex, high-technology platform like the Submarines who acquire
their strength from stealth in a very colloquial manner through the eyes of a
common man, and anchor, Harman Singha, who will take audiences into a world
which has never been explored before – a journey to live the life of an Indian
Submariner; from the classroom to the officers Mess through Escape Training
School; to diving to the depths of the seas on board the INS Sindhukirti.
Breaking Point: Indian Airforce Academy:
The show offers a never seen before look into the
training imparted at India’s premier Air Force training institution - Air Force
Academy located at Dundigul, Hyderabad which is instrumental in shaping the
future Air Warriors. Breaking Point: Indian Air Force Academy, packed with
emotions including grit, pride, fear and utmost patriotism, captures the life
of 4 cadets – Mudit Tewari, Priya Sharma, Amogh
Bhandralia and Kartik Thakur – who are in various stages of their training at
the Academy.
Breaking Point- High Altitude Warfare School:
Located in Gulmarg, HAWS is a globally acclaimed
institution which trains Indian soldiers and attracts soldiers from friendly
countries for high & super-high-altitude warfare. The show is first of its
kind on Indian Television detailing the rigors of training at HAWS. It will give viewers a glimpse of how the
soldiers learn the art of mountain and winter warfare; HAWS is the training
ground for all High-Altitude Warfare. Each moment of the show takes the viewer
a step closer to how the soldiers are transformed into glorified mountain
warriors of the Indian Army.
Revealed- National Defence Academy:
One of the most reputed training academies
globally, the National Defence Academy, popularly known as the NDA, holds the
distinction of being the first tri-services academy in the world. This show
will take viewers inside this fascinating and enigmatic institution, to
understand what makes the NDA so exceptional. Steeped in tradition and lore,
the one-hour long film delves into the academy’s focus of instilling the
qualities of a soldier into a young cadet who in the future will go onto
serving his nation with courage and pride and covers the three-year journey of
cadets as they make their way through the course.
Revealed- Siachen
The Siachen glacier located in the Karakoram range
in the Himalayas is the world’s highest and coldest battleground with army
posts at over 21,000 feet. To stay atop on this 77
km long glacier at 5,400 meters altitude
means the Indian soldiers have to defy all their physical, mental and emotional
limits to safeguard the motherland. The special show will take viewers through
the extreme frontline and what it takes to keep the Siachen glacier secure. It
will present the remarkable chronicles of the soldiers and their formidable
challenges to manage the battlefield where temperatures reach minus 60
degrees.
About Discovery Communications India
Discovery Communications India, the country’s
leading infotainment player, is dedicated to satisfying curiosity, engaging and
entertaining viewers with high-quality content through its portfolio of 12
channels including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery HD World,
Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, Discovery Kids, Discovery JEET, Animal
Planet HD World, TLC HD World, Discovery Tamil and a premium sports channel
DSPORT. From survival to natural history, wonders of science to extreme jobs,
motoring to travel and lifestyle, and the latest engineering marvels to live
sporting events, each channel offers distinct must-watch programming to engage
viewers across the country.
Discovery Communications India recently launched a
new GEC channel ‘Discovery JEET’. The new channel is the flagship for the
network’s ambitious investment into original local productions in India.
Discovery JEET brings together Discovery’s unmatched story-telling and the best
of real-life entertainment through larger than life stories aimed at inspiring
millions.
Discovery Communications India is a division of
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific (DNAP). For more information, please visit
www.discoverycommunications.com
