Swarajnama, Episode 12, December |

‘Swarajnama’ is directed by noted film personality Girish Karnad. Beginning with 1757, it recounts 190 years of India’s freedom struggle, and is in a newscast format. This film was released on 09-August-2007 by Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi and was released by Prasar Bharati.The Minister presented the first copy of the DVD to Shri Girish Karnad.

Swarajnama is an interesting account of some important events of enslaved India and her struggle for freedom. It is a documentation of 190 years of colonised India, each episode depicting events related to a particular month. The first episode showcases some of the happenings in January in different years.

• “We are revolutionaries, we should be shot instead of being hanged.”
• Journey of Shaheed Bhagat Singh from cradle to noose.
• Efforts to save Bharatnatyam, a southern temple dance form.
• Glimpses of Victoria Memorial of Calcutta.