Swarajnama, Episode 03, March PDF Free Download

‘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.

• 29 March 1857 Mangal Pandey triggered the revolt in Indian Army.
• 1 March 1908 The first steel plant of India was inaugurated.
• 12 March 1930 Mahatma Gandhi began his historic Dandi Yatra.
• 16 March 1928 Sri C. V. Raman announced his new invention.
• 23 March 1931 Bhagat Singh and his two comrades were hanged.
• 22 February 1907 The famous Marathi play Keechak Vadha was staged.
• Views of Shri Ravinder Kumar, Director, Nehru Smarak Kendra on Dandi Yatra.
• Sir C. V. Raman after received the Nobel Prize, said that others were privileged to sit under their National Flag but he had to sit under the British flag.
• Views of Prof. N. Kumar, Director Raman Research Institute.
• Views of Dr. Vijaya Mehta, Director, National Centre for Performing Arts. An excerpt from Keechak Vadha.