NEW DELHI: Doordarshan has commenced telecast of a new weekend series inspired by the path shown by the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

As the protagonist of the series says, ?Gandhiji! Roads named after you are in every city and everyone walks on them but no one walks on the path shown by you. I will walk.?

?Ek Kiran Roshni Ki?, telecast every Friday and Saturday at 9 pm on the national channel DD One, is the story of Roshni, a girl who fights against injustice and brings about social change by following in Gandhiji?s footsteps. The corruption, glamour and social etiquette of the modern world do not influence her, her love for humanity or her simplicity.

Directed by Abbas Gazdhar with music by Ravindra Jain, the series stars Zarina Wahab, Anang Desai, Sheena Bajaj, Supreet Raina, Sonam Arora, Kainaz, Angel Jain, Tanushree Kaushik, Pannkaj Beri, Seema Tambe, Vimarsh Raina, Navneet Hullad and Rajshree Rani in the main cast. The series has been produced by Ashwini Sidwani and Dharmendra Biswas is the cameraman.