Vande Bharatam, Mr Gautam Adani’s nationwide initiative to discover and celebrate grassroots innovators and entrepreneurs, will premiere on television on Saturday, August 29, across NDTV Profit, NDTV (English) and NDTV India.
The 10-episode series will feature a 45-minute premiere and finale, alongside weekly 25-minute episodes, culminating in the Grand Finale on September 17.
Acclaimed actor, television host and entrepreneur Mr Rajeev Khandelwal will serve as the show’s Ambassador and Host, introducing viewers to innovators from cities, towns and rural India.
Since applications opened on June 24, Vande Bharatam has received more than 26,000 applications from all 36 States and Union Territories, covering over 800 districts, as well as from Indians in 37 countries.
Mr Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, said: “When we launched Vande Bharatam, we set out to find the innovators and entrepreneurs that India has not yet heard of. Now, television gives us the opportunity to take their stories into every home in the country. This is not a show about success; it is a show about the courage it takes to begin. I hope every young person watching finds something of themselves in the people they see on screen, and I hope every viewer from a small town or a village realises that the next idea to change India could come from them.”
Broadcast Schedule — Vande Bharatam
TV Premiere (Episode 1, 45 mins) — 29 August 2026 (Saturday)
NDTV Profit: 7:30 PM (Repeat 10:00 PM) | NDTV English: 7:00 PM (Repeat 3:00 PM) | NDTV India: 10:00 PM (Repeat 1:00 PM)
Episodes 2–9 (25 mins each) — 30 August to 16 September 2026
NDTV Profit: 7:30 PM (Repeat 10:00 PM) | NDTV English: 7:30 PM (Repeat 3:30 PM) | NDTV India: 10:00 PM (Repeat 1:30 PM)
Grand Finale (Episode 10, 45 mins) — 17 September 2026 (Thursday)
NDTV Profit: 7:30 PM (Repeat 10:00 PM) | NDTV English: 7:00 PM (Repeat 3:00 PM) | NDTV India: 10:00 PM (Repeat 1:00 PM)
