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Katha Sagar (Indian English: "A Sea of Stories") is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1986. The series featured a collection of stories by writers from around the world, including Katherine Mansfield, Guy de Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy, O. Henry, and Anton Chekhov. Each episode was directed by one of eight well known Indian directors, including Shyam Benegal, Kundan Shah, Ved Rahi and Satyen Bose. Most of the stories in the series were one episode long.Awaasthi, Kavita (16 May 2016) A touch of class: Shyam Benegal remembers the stories of Katha Sagar in Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020
Many years after its original run, the series was again produced by Prem Krishen and Sunil Mehta, founders of Cinevista Communications Limited.
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The series included 37 episodes based on stories including "Fear" by Guy de Maupassant, "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol, "A Cup of Tea" by Katherine Mansfield, and "Where Love Is, God Is" by Leo Tolstoy. Some of the stories were adapted to fit an Indian context, but the adaptation embodied the essence of the original story.
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Categories: Indian Drama Television Series, 1986 Indian Television Series Debuts, Television Shows Based On Short Fiction, 1980s Indian Television Series, 1986 Indian Television Series Endings, Indian Anthology Television Series, Dd National Original Programming, Television Shows Based On Works By Leo Tolstoy, Adaptations Of Works By O. Henry, Adaptations Of Works By Arnold Bennett, Television Shows Based On Works By Guy De Maupassant, Adaptations Of Works By August Strindberg, Adaptations Of Works By Anton Chekhov, Works By Saki, Short Stories By Katherine Mansfield, Television Shows Based On Works By Nikolai Gogol, Adaptations Of Works By Ivan Turgenev
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