The series was first time telecast in Hindi on Doordarshan (Thirty-nine Episodes) and subsequently again re-telecast on Doordarshan and later on Sony Entertainment Television. It was Telecast in Telugu on Maa Television.
The stories are taken from from the books: A Horse and Two Goats, MalgudiDays,Swami and Friends and The Vendor of Sweets. Among them Swami and Friends was very popular. However The vendor of sweets was about the story of a Sweet vendor named Jagan and his business. A Horse and Two Goats was the story of a very poor man named Muni who lives in Malgudy.
Total number of episodes published was fifty-four.