Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-16
Subject: Biopic on Freedom Fighters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 63 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.11.2016 )

## BIOPIC ON FREEDOM FIGHTERS

## 63. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to telecast/produce any serial based on the biography of freedom fighters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  year  Doordarshan  Kendra-wise  names  of  main  freedom  fighters whose biopic serial has been telecast or produced during the last three years as on date?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)

(a)  & (b):  Prasar Bharati has informed that telecast of programmes/serials on  the  lives  of  renowned  freedom  fighters  is  a  continuous  process  in Doordarshan.

- (c):  The  details  of  Doordarshan  Kendra-wise,  alongwith  names  of  main freedom  fighters  whose  biopic  serials  have  been  telecast  or  produced during the last three years are annexed.
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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 63 FOR ANSWER ON 16.11.2016

The details of Doordarshan Kendra-wise names of main freedom fighters whose biopic serial have been telecast or produced during the last three years are as under:

| 1.   | DD-National   |   2013 |  Mahatma Gandhi : The Great Soul  Segment on Chandrashekhar Azad  Programme on Shaheed Bhagat Singh  Programmes on Jagjivan Ram  Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar  Prog. on Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad  Doc. on Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru  Spl. Prog. Quit India Movement  Prog. on 1857- The Great Rebellion  Saluting The Nation -Moving Million  Programme on Shaheed Bhagat Singh  A Film on Mahatma Gandhi  A Film on Lal Bahadur Shastri  Rani Laxmi Bai  Doc. on Ch. Ranbir Singh Hooda  Doc. on Dr. BR Ambedkar  Shaheed Udham Singh       |
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|      |               |   2014 |  Spl. Prog on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose  A Film on Mahatma Gandhi  Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad  Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant  Babu Jagjivan Ram  Dr. Rajendra Prasad  Dr. B.R. Amdedkar  Lokmanay Bal Gangadhar Tilak  Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      |               |   2015 |  Awakening India : Series on Swami Vivekananda  Rabindranath Tagore : Poet of Eternity  Bankim Chandra Chattopadhayay  The Birth Centenary of Rani Gaidinilu, the legendary freedom fighter from North East.  Dr. Ambedkar Ke Vichar  Dr. Ambedkar's views on Education  Lal Bahadur Shastri - A Short Film Documentary  Mahatma Gandhi Ka Prernadaye Jeevan Vritya  Gandhiji Aur Shastri Ji Ki Prasangaikt)  Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji - Janam Diwas Samaroh  Rashtriya Ekta Diwas ( National Unity Day )  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birth Anniversary. |

|    |             | 2016       |  Dr. Ambedkar Ke Vichar  Dr. Ambedkar's views on Education  Lal Bahadur Shastri -Documentary  146 th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi - Sarva Dharam Prarthana  Gandhiji Aur Shastri Ji Ki Prasangaikta  Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji Ka Janam Diwas Samaroh : Ek Report  Rashtriya Ekta Diwas ( National Unity Day )  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birth Anniversary                                                                                                      |
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|  2 | DD- Urdu    | 2013       |  Pt. Nehru: Azad Hindustan ka Darakhshan Sitara  Lal Bahadur Shastri: Dharti ka Lal  Abul Kalam: Yad-e-Raftagan  Mahatma Gandhi  Dr. Zakir Hussain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  2 | DD- Urdu    | 2014       |  Pt. Nehru: Azad Hindustan ka Darakhshan Sitara  Lal Bahadur Shastri: Dharti ka Lal  Abul Kalam: Yad-e-Raftagan  Mahatma Gandhi  Dr. Zakir Hussain  Sahar Hone Tak: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad  Mujahide-e-Azadi: Maulana Hasrat Mohani  Mujahid-e-Azadi: Ashfaq Ullah Khan  Bahadur Shah Zafar: Hindustan ki Talash  Azadi ki Kahani: Delhi ki Zabaani  Yadein: Capt. Abbas Ali Beg  Azadi ki Kahani                                                                |
|  2 | DD- Urdu    | 2015- 2016 |  Mahatma Gandhi  Dr. Zakir Hussain  Azadi Ki Kahani-39 episodes  Sahar Hone Tak- On Maulana Azad 13- episodes.  Mujahadi Azadi- Hasrat Mohani-13 episodes..  Ashfaqullah Khan-13 episodes.  Bahadur Saha Zafar  Pt. Nehru- Azad Hindustan Ka Darakhasan Sitara  Lal Bhadur Shastri- Dharti Ke Lal.  Abdul Kalam- Yaday Raftagan.  Azadi Ki Kahani Deli Ki Zabani.  Yadain- Capt. Abbas Ali Beg.  Gumanam Jaanbaaz  Azad Ki Yaad.  Inqalab- Ek Vichar Ki Yatra. |
|  3 | DDK, Mumbai | 2013       |  Subhash Chandra Bose  Bhagatsingh and Raj Guru Puniytithi  Mahatama Gandhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|  3 | DDK, Mumbai | 2014       |  Programme on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar  Lokmanya Tilak Punyatithi  Netaji Subhashchandra Bose Jayanthi  Mahatma Phule Jayanti                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

|    |             |   2015 & 2016 |  Swatantra Sainik Jaju  Swtantra Sangram Sainik Ramdas Patil  Kranti ( Visaru Naka )  Swatantra Sainik Atmaram Bhoir & Harchand Sangale  -Swatantragath- Aazad Hind Sena‖  Swatantra Sainik Bhai Vaidya  Athvani Swatantrya Sangramachya  Sahyadrichya Paulkhuna  Swantantryachi Mandire  Swatantrarya Gatha -Vande Matram  Swatanra Bhavu Lakeshri  Swatantryacha Udghosh- 2 episodes  Swarajanama - 13 episodes  -Swatantra Satyamev Jayate‖  Lal Bahadur Shastri  Ekta Diwas  Poladi Purusha Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel  Subject : Deshachya Surakshitatesathi Rastriy Ekatmata  Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Yanche Vichar   |
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|  4 | DD- Bharati |          2013 |  Lal Bahadur Shastri  Hero of Jalianwala Bagh  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose  Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra  Inquilab Ek Vichar Ki Yatra - Shaheed Bhagat Singh  Dr. Ambedkar  Sarojini Naidu  Azad Ki Yaad - Chandrashekhar Azad  Azadi Ke Sangharsh - Badshah Khan  Paheli Jung Azadi Ki - Molana Liyakat Ali  Azad Ki Yaad -Chandra Shekhar Azad  Aruna Asaf Ali  Kamla Nehru  Ba Tum Atam Darshan Ho - Kasturba Gandhi  Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya  The Search For Truth - Annie Besant  Gaurav Stambh- Jawaharlal Nehru  Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel                                                                              |

|    |              | 2014        |  Lal Bahadur Shastri  Hero of Jalianwala Bagh  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose  Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra  Inquilab Ek Vichar Ki Yatra - Shaheed Bhagat Singh  Dr. Ambedkar  Sarojini Naidu  Azad Ki Yaad - Chandrashekhar Azad  Azadi Ke Sangharsh - Badshah Khan  Pehali Jung Azadi Ki - Maulana Liyakat Ali  Azad Ki Yaad -Chandra Shekhar Azad  Aruna Asaf Ali  Kamla Nehru  Ba Tum Atam Darshan Ho - Kasturba Gandhi  The Search For Truth - Annie Besant   |
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|    |              | 2015 & 2016 |  Mahatma Gandhi  Kasturba Gandhi  Lal Bahadur Shastri  Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak  Sardar Vallahbai Patel  Shaheed Bhagat Singh  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru  Chandrashekhar Azad  Netaji Subhas Chandra Boase  Shyama Prasad Mukherjee  Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia  Purshottam Das Tandon  Dr. B.R. Ambedkar  Sri Aurobindo Ghosh  Dharti Ke Lal -- Based on life of Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri                                                                       |
| 5. | DDK, Kolkata | 2013 2014   | Subhash Chandra Bose Mahatama Gandhi B.R. Ambedkar Aurobindo Ghosh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5. | DDK, Kolkata | 2015 2016   | Mahatma Gandhi Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Shyama Prasdad Mukharjee Surendranath Banerjee Sri Aurobindo Khudiram Bose Surya Sen Rasbihai Bose Mukunda Das Begum Hazrat Mahal Wazed Ali Shah Sarala Devi Choudhury                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

|   6. | DDK, Hyderabad   |   2013 | Documentaries titled ANDHRA RATNALU‖on twelve eminent Freedom Fighters:  Bellary Raghava  Damodaram Sajeevaiah  Gurajada Appa Rao  Pingali Venkaiah  Sanjeev Reddy  Vavila Gopalakrishnaiah  Vemulavada Bheemakavi  Raja Raja Narendrudu  Hari Hara Rayalu  Alasani Peddanna  Molla  Muddapalani  Biography Documentary Feature on Kommaram Bheem titled VEERA BHEEM- 52 episodes  Programme on Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Charitra of 10 episodes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|    6 | DDK, Hyderabad   |   2014 | Biography Documentary Feature on Kommaram Bheem titled VEERA BHEEM- 52 episodes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|    6 | DDK, Hyderabad   |   2015 |  Chakali Ailamma  Documentary on -Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel‖  Burrakatha (Folk format) on Dr. B.R.Ambedkar  Documentary on Dr.B.R.Ambedkar  Panel Discussion on -Rajyanga Nirmatha Dr B.R.Ambedkar‖  Special Programme on Mahatma Gandhi  Play - -Bapu Cheppina Maata‖  Special Songs on Mahatma Gandhi  Special Programme - Titled -Then Gandhi Came‖  Special Programme on -Rashtriya Shiksha Divas‖ on Moulana Azad Janam Divas.  Panel Discussion -Our Constitution - Dr. B.R.Ambedkar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|    6 | DDK, Hyderabad   |   2016 |  Mana Maata Mana Paata - Folk Format Programme - on the occasion of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar - 125 th Birth Anniversary  Panel Discussion on the occasion of 125 th Birth Anniversary of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar  -Kavi Sammelanam‖ (Remembering Freedom Fighters) on the occasion of 70 years of Indian Independence  Mana Maata Mana Paata (Folk Format) (Remembering Freedom Fighters) Programme on the occasion of 70 Years of Indian Independence.  Documentary - Flag and Freedom on the occasion of 70 years of Indian Independence  -Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani‖ - Special Programme for National Integration on 70 Years of Independence  -Jashn-E-Azaadi‖ - Spl Mushaira by Urdu Poets on 70 th Years of Indepedence.  Documentary - -India Wins Freedom‖ on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi  Special Programme on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbha Patel  Interview based Programme on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. |

| 7.   | DDK LUCKNOW   |   2013 | Maulana Abdul Kalam Ajad-Ek Mufkikkar ek Rahnuma Veerangana Swadhinata ki akhri Larai Bharatia Swatantra Sangram ke Mahan Senanayak - Netaji Subhaschandra Bose Veerangana Azadi Ke Tarang                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|      |               |   2014 | Baburao Bishnu Parandkar Itihash Banane Log Kuli Utar Bekarar-E-Batan Santiyodha Lal Bahadur Shastri Swadhinata ki akhri Larai Netaji Subhaschandra Bose Khumar-E-Azadi Brityachitra-Kakori Kand Kranti ke Kadam Ek Tukra Itihash Residensi Bekarar-E-Batan Brityachitra- E Mere Batan ke Logo Swadhinata ki Larai Swadhinata ki akhri Larai Bharatia Swatantra Senani - Netaji Subhaschandra Bose Azadi Ki Kalam Azadi Ki Tarang Azad Pakshi Residensi |
|      |               |   2015 | E Mere Batan ke Logo Ambedkar Jayanti Par Vishesh Karyakram Laghuchitra-Subhashchandra Bose Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya E Mere Batan ke Logo Jhanshi Ki Rani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|      |               |   2016 | Mahatma Gandhi evam Panchyat Raj Vyavastha Swadhinata ki akhri Larai Lakshmi Sehgal- Sakshatkar Jeevan Darshan -Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Suno Kahani-Sardar Bhagat Singh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 8.   | DD INDIA      |   2014 | Mahatma-The Great Soul Lagenge Har Baras Mele (Shaheed Bhagat Singh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|      |               |   2015 | A Film on Maulana Azad Yug Nayak (Ambedkar) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (A Veteran Freedom Fighter- first President of India Azad Ki Yaad (Chandrashekhar Azad) Ravindranath Tagore Legends of India-Pt. Madanmohan Malviya Lal Bhadur Shastri-Dharti Ka Lal                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|      |               |   2016 | Shahed E Azam-Bhagat Singh Aruna Asaf Ali Yug Purush Sardar Dr. Babasahed Ambedkar (Film) Ravindranath Tagore Mahatma-The Great Soul Maulana Azad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9.   | DD ORIYA      |   2014 |  Biswanath Patnaik  Debananda Gupta  Sangrami Bipini Bihari  Birsha Munda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      |               |   2015 |  Raghu Dibakar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|      |                   |              |  Purna Chandra Mohanty  Birsa Munda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 10.. | DDK, Bangalore    | 2015         | two part programme contribution of freedom fighters Vir Surendra Sai & Madho Singh are highlighted)  Bhabani Patnaik  Hejje Guruthu - a programme remembering veterans who have contributed towards nation building  Major Dayal Sharma,  Harnalli Ramaswamy, Shanthaveri Gopalgowda, Vinobha Bhave , Gangadhar rao Deshpande,  S.Kariyappa, Baba Saheb Ambedkar, H.S.Doreswamy, Mahatma Gandhiji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Karnad Sadashivarayaru  Gandhiji Puppet show (6 Episodes) |
| 10.. | DDK, Bangalore    | 2016         | Kitturu Rani Chennamma Dondia Vagh Surapurada Venkatappa Naik Naragunda Baba Saheba Sangoli Rayanna B Thimme gowda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11.  | DDK, Jaipur       | 2013         |  Live telecast from Delhi on Death anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi  Bharatiyan (13 episodes)  Special programme on Rabindranath Tagore.  Programme on Subhash Chandra Bose  Human values and Bapu  Documentary on Gandhi Darshan  Soul of India (four episodes)  Freedom fighters of Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11.  | DDK, Jaipur       | 2014         |  Revolutionary saint Govind Guru and scarifies of Bheelo  Soul of India (three episodes)  Programme - Maa Tujhe Salaam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12.  | DDK, Bhawanipatna | 2014 to 2016 | Rando Majhi Dr. B.R. Ambedkar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13.  | DDK, Imphal       | 2016         | Shri. H. Nilamani Bedagarba Sharma Rani Gaidinliu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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