The Government of India’s main motive behind coming up with television programmes was to educate the audience at large. However, with privatization coming into the picture, TV got commercial and saas bahu dramas started airing across the GECs. This is when the educational and awareness programmes were put on the back burner. But there are a few makers who do make shows based on social messages and real-life occurrences and we think that they need to be motivated. Therefore, the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards has nominated a few shows under the category, Programme with a Social Message’.

2013 has embraced us with open arms leaving behind with sweet memories from the last year. 2012 was replete with lot of twists and turns on Indian television which gifted us with a wide gamut of varied emotions. Some moments shocked us while others left us gripped in glee. Selecting the best TV moments was not at all an easy feat. But we scribes at Tellychakkar.com got our heads down and started working. So here’s going down memory lane and serving the best TV moments of 2012. Read on:

In the biggest recognition till date for television's most influential show, Star India CEO Uday Shankar and screen idol Aamir Khan will be honored by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Government of India, on 18 October in recognition of their efforts to create awareness against social discrimination through `Satyamev Jayate.' The commission will felicitate Uday Shankar and Aanir at an award function being organized to mark the International Valmiki Day in New Delhi.

Indian television is never known to have tackled burning social issues. The scenario first underwent a change with Satyamev Jayate (SJ) and now <em>Lakhon Mein Ek</em> on Star Plus. This Big Synergy presentation salutes ordinary people who take on the might of societal and governmental systems. Yesterday’s episode dealt with trials and tribulations of Mr. Rajindra Kachroo (Yashpal Sharma) who lost his son Aman, a medical college student, to ragging.

As India prepares to celebrate its 65th year of independence, Star Plus is all set to bring to your home a special episode of Satyamev Jayate, which will be called <Em>Satyamev Jayate Ka Safar</em>. This special episode will depict how one TV series encouraged the society to question its mindset, free our minds of greed and open our eyes to apathy. Aamir Khan will return to anchor the episode, which details the story of <em>Satyamev Jayate</em> and records accounts of how a television series whipped up winds of change over the course of 13 weeks.