Lok Sabha Question No. 396 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Telecasting Biographies of Freedom Fighters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete, Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*396

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019)

## TELECASTING BIOGRAPHIES OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS

*396. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to telecast/broadcast or  make  serials  based  on  the  biographies  of  leading freedom fighters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number and details of serials based on the biographies of various freedom fighters, which have been broadcast/telecast  during  the  last  three  years,  till  date, Doordarshan Kendras and year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *396 FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2019 (a)  to  (c):  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  Doordarshan telecasts  programmes  &  documentaries  on  freedom  fighters on DD network from time to time. Kendra-wise details for the last three years are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*396 FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2019

## PROGRAMME AND DOCUMENTARIES ON FREEDOM FIGHTERS ON DD NETWORK (2017 -2019)

| Name of Doordarshan Kendra (DDK)   | Programmes/Documentaries                                                                              |   Year |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| DDK Delhi                          | The 69 th Anniversary of the Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi - Live from Tees January Marg, New Delhi |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Capsule on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (In GEI)                                                       |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Remembering the Martyrs - Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru                                          |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Shahadat Ka Tirath                                                                                    |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | TV Report on Swami Vivekananda - Vivekananda International Foundation                                 |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | A Feature on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Educational Achievements (In House)                                   |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Remembering Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Discussion on the Journey of Rabindranath Tagore              |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Kranti Ke Alok Kunj ( Chandra Shekhar Azad )                                                          |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Interview with Veteran freedom activist Kamla Devi                                                    |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Celebrating 75 th Year of Quit India Movement with Dr. S.N. Subba Rao, Freedom Fighter **DDK Delhi ** |   2017 |
| DDK Delhi                          | Special Feature on Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant                                                            |   2017 |

| Swami Vivekananda's Chicago Address - A Function - Live from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi                                    |   2017 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Yadein Lalita Shastri Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri                                                                    |   2017 |
| Prog. on Ektam Bharat - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (12 episodes)                                                           |   2017 |
| TV Report on Ambedkar                                                                                                    |   2017 |
| Sardar Patel Awakening Youth Strengthening Democracy                                                                     |   2017 |
| Documentary on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ( DDK Delhi )                                                                    |   2017 |
| Programme on Sardar Patel                                                                                                |   2017 |
| 148 th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi ( Gandhi Jayanti ) - Live from Gandhi Smriti, 5, Tees January Marg, New Delhi |   2017 |
| Special Programme on The Iron Man - 142 nd Birth Anniversary of Loh Purush Vallabhbhai Patel                             |   2017 |
| Short Film on Sardar Patel (In GEI)                                                                                      |   2017 |
| Spot Interview by the Students & Lecturers of Delhi University Topic : Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel ( In GEI)                |   2017 |
| A Report on Sardar Patel Glimpses from Chattarpal Stadium (In GEI)                                                       |   2017 |
| Spot Interview by Shivangi Parmar on Sardar Patel (In GEI)                                                               |   2017 |
| Sardar : Hindi Feature Film - Relay from Mumbai                                                                          |   2017 |
| Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture ( All India Radio ) DDK Delhi                                                              |   2017 |
| SpecialProg. On Birsa Munda                                                                                              |   2017 |
| Sadgi Ki Pritimurti : Dr. Rajendra Prasad ( DDK Patna )                                                                  |   2017 |
| Documentary on Dr. Rajendra Prasad                                                                                       |   2017 |

| Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture 2017 on Bharat Ka Roopantaran by Hon'ble Vice President of India                 |   2017 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| National Youth Day Birthday of Swami Vivekananda                                                                      |   2018 |
| Special Programme on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose                                                                      |   2018 |
| Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi - Porbandar, Sabarmati Ashram                                                              |   2018 |
| The 70th Anniversary of the Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi - Live from Gandhi Smriti, 5 Tees January Marg, New Delhi |   2018 |
| Veer Savarkar                                                                                                         |   2018 |
| Birsa Munda - Ranchi                                                                                                  |   2018 |
| Jhansi ki Rani                                                                                                        |   2018 |
| Dawn of Gandhi Era                                                                                                    |   2018 |
| Babu Jagjivan Ram                                                                                                     |   2018 |
| Moments - Gobind Ballabh Pant                                                                                         |   2018 |
| Swatantrata Ki Gatha ( Birsa Munda)                                                                                   |   2018 |
| Mera Bheem Sabke Kaam Aye Prog. On Death Anniversary of BR Ambedkar                                                   |   2018 |
| Azad Ki Yaad - Documentary on Chandrashekhar Azad                                                                     |   2018 |
| Sadgi Ki Pratimurti - Dr. Rajendra Prasad                                                                             |   2018 |
| Special Prog. On shaheed Bhagat Singh                                                                                 |   2018 |
| Special Prog. On Babu Jagjivan Ram                                                                                    |   2018 |
| Film on BR Ambedkar - FD Film                                                                                         |   2018 |
| Prog. On Gopal Krishna Gokhale                                                                                        |   2018 |
| Sarojini Naidu - Prog. On Bharat Kokila                                                                               |   2019 |
| Kranti Ke Alok Punj - Azad Prog. On Chandrashekhar Azad                                                               |   2019 |
| Prog. On Dr. Rajendra Prasad                                                                                          |   2019 |
| Interview with Freedom Fighter -                                                                                      |   2019 |

|             | Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay                                                    |           |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|             | Naye Bharat Ka Nirman - Doc. On Babu Jagjivan Ram                           | 2019      |
|             | Prog. On Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru - Nehru - A Pictorial Biography               | 2019      |
|             | Programme on Birsa Munda                                                    | 2019      |
|             | Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna - Programme on Ram Prsad Bismil                       | 2019      |
|             | Umran De Paindy On Sh. P. Devrat Sharma, Freedom Fighter                    | 2016      |
| DDK         | Inqlab Di Badaldi Jot Feature on Shaheed Bhagat Singh                       | 2017      |
| Jalandhar   | Desh Bhagti Da Sirnawan Documentary on Shaheed Bhagat Singh                 | 2018      |
|             | Mahatma Ki Aatma Documentary on Mahatma Gandhi                              | 2018      |
|             | Peer Parai Jane Re Programme on Mahatma Gandhi                              | 2019      |
| DDK Imphal  | She Fights for Freedom on Rani Gaidinliu                                    | 2017-2019 |
| DDK Tura    | Pa Sonaram R. Sangma - Documentary.                                         | 2017-2019 |
|             | Pa Togan Nengminza - Drama                                                  | 2018-2019 |
|             | Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar - Documentary on Freedom Fighter.                | 2017-2019 |
|             | Bharatha Sirpi - Sardar Vallabhai Patel (Feature).                          | 2017-19   |
| DDK Chennai | Semmal Thantha Selvam - Feature on V.O. Chidambaranar, Freedom Fighter.     | 2017-19   |
|             | Veera Vanchinathan - Telefilm.                                              | 2017-19   |
|             | Mahan - Feature on Gandhi.                                                  | 2017-19   |
|             | - GANDHI 150:- To commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi | 2019      |

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| Name of Doordarshan Kendra (DDK)   | Programmes/Documentaries                                      | Year        |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| DDK Vijaywada                      | Sponsored Serial on Dr.B.R.Ambedkar -100 Episodes             | 2017        |
| DDK Vijaywada                      | Biography of Sri Pingali Venkaiah Freedom Fighter             | 2016-2018   |
| DDK Vijaywada                      | Biography of Sri Vavilala Gopala Krishnayya Freedom Fighter   | 2016 & 2018 |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Special Programme on Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay                  | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Programme on Dr.B.R. Ambedkar                                 | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Special Programme on Birth Anniversary of Kalogi Narayana Rao | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Feature on Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay                            | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Special Programme 'Naa Desham' on Gandhi                      | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Programme on Ramananda Theertha                               | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Programme on Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay                          | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Programme on Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay                          | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Programme on Sardhar Vallabhbhai Patel                        | 2017        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | SpecialBiography on Sarojini Naidu                            | 2018        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Burrakatha on Biography of DR. B.R. Ambedkar                  | 2018        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Programme on DR.B.R. Ambedkar                                 | 2018        |
| DDK Hyderabad                      | Special Documentary on Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan               | 2018        |

|                | Feature on Acharya Konda Laxman Bapuji                         |   2018 |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                | Feature on Mahatma Gandhi                                      |   2018 |
|                | Special Programme ' Mana Desham Mana Gandhi' on Mahatma Gandhi |   2018 |
|                | Special Documentary on Gandhi                                  |   2018 |
|                | Biography of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel                          |   2018 |
|                | Programme on Jawaharlal Nehru                                  |   2018 |
|                | Feature on Baba Saheb Ambedkar                                 |   2018 |
|                | Programme on Dr.B.R. Ambedkar                                  |   2019 |
|                | Thagaval Palagai - Mahatma Gandhi                              |   2018 |
|                | Thagaval Palagai - Bhagat singh                                |   2018 |
|                | Thagaval Palagai - Sardhar Vallabhai patel                     |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Thagaval Palagai - Bala Gangadhar tilak                        |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Thillaiyadi Valliyammai                                        |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Viduthalai Velviyile - V.O.C                                   |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Viduthalai Velviyile - Bharathiyar                             |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Viduthalai Velviyile - Rajaji                                  |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Viduthalai Velviyile - Kodi Kaatha Kumaran                     |   2018 |
| DDK Puducherry | Mahatma Pathaiyile                                             |   2018 |

| Name of Doordarshan Kendra (DDK)   | Programmes/Documentaries                                 | Year      |
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| DDK Mumbai                         | 'Savitri Ek Kranti'                                      | 2016-2017 |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Desh Bhakti aur Manavta ki Murti - Kamal Goindi          | 2017-2019 |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Jange Aazaadi ke Pehle Soorma - Maulvi Liyaqat Ali       | 2017-2019 |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Varishtha Patrakar aur Svatantrata Sainani - P.D. Tandon | 2017-2019 |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Madan Mohan Malviya                                      | 2017-2019 |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Kranti ke Aalok Punj - Aazad                             | 2017-2019 |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Rashtra Kavi - Maithilisharan Gupt                       | 2018      |
| DDK Allahabad                      | Vajra se Kathor Phool se Komal - Lal Bahadur Shastri     | 2017-2019 |