''Ji Mantriji'' (literally "Yes Minister" in
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
) is an Indian adaptation of the British
satirical sitcom ''
Yes Minister
''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes fr ...
''. It was telecast from 26 April 2001 on
STAR Plus with permission from the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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. ''Ji Mantriji'' features
as the department's secretary. The plot lines were the same as those of the original, with suitable changes in the Indian context. ''Ji Mantriji'' was produced by NDTV in collaboration with BBC Worldwide. The opening titles for each episode were illustrated by famous Indian cartoonist,
.
''Ji Mantriji'' was in production for a year before being aired, which is unusual in Indian television where serials are generally developed and produced a few weeks in advance. The writers changed certain references to fit the new setting: France was changed to Pakistan and the
. A sequel, ''Ji Pradhanmantriji'' (Yes Prime Minister) was also produced. The books accompanying the series were published in India by