‘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.
27 January 1858 The court trial of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar begins. (Based on the original documents of he court). 01 January 1877 India formally taken over by Queen Victoria. 15 January 1784 The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by Sir William Jones. In this context, the efforts of James Princep are depicted in reading and finding out the true meaning of scripts inscribed on the Stupa of Saanchi, and other ancient pillars. It was due to his efforts that the world came to know of Asoka the Great.
