NEW DELHI: There might be numerous game shows on the Indian television, but for the first time on any channel, a quiz series focusing on the national capital will commence.

Doordarshan’s cultural channel DD Bharati will test the knowledge of viewers about New Delhi.

‘Sawaal Dilli Ka’ which will start from 3 August and air every Sunday at 6 pm is based on the culture, people, politics, craft history of the city and many more topics.

The five episode bilingual TV show is the culmination of an entertaining and educational quiz contest conducted by nationally known quizmaster and architect Kunal Savarkar for Delhi Tourism (DTTDC) and INTACH, Delhi Chapter.

The quiz competition was conducted on a variety of interesting format like audio visual rounds, buzzer rounds etc.

The aim of the quiz was to stir the minds of young students and simultaneously, develop a sense of pride for the city of Delhi. 

Over 225 schools in Delhi participated in six different zonal quizzes in January 2014. The quiz was won by Delhi Public School, RK Puram.