GOVERNMENT OF

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 STARRED QUESTION NO. *396 FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2019

(a) to (c): Prasar Bharati has informed that 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 Programmes/Documentaries Year Kendra (DDK)

The 69th Anniversary of the 2017 Martyrdom Day of - Live from Tees January Marg, Capsule on Netaji Subhash Chandra 2017 Bose (In GEI) Remembering the Martyrs – Bhagat 2017 Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru

Shahadat Ka Tirath 2017 TV Report on – 2017 Vivekananda International Foundation A Feature on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, 2017 DDK Delhi Educational Achievements (In House) Remembering Gurudev Rabindranath 2017 Tagore Discussion on the Journey of Rabindranath Tagore Kranti Ke Alok Kunj ( Chandra 2017 Shekhar Azad ) Interview with Veteran freedom 2017 activist Kamla Devi Celebrating 75th Year of Quit India 2017 Movement with Dr. S.N. Subba Rao, Freedom Fighter **DDK Delhi ** Special Feature on Pt. Govind 2017 Ballabh Pant

Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago 2017 Address – A Function - Live from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi Yadein Lalita Shastri Remembering 2017 Prog. on Ektam Bharat – Pt. Deen 2017 Dayal Upadhyaya (12 episodes) TV Report on Ambedkar 2017 Sardar Patel Awakening Youth 2017 Strengthening Democracy Documentary on Sardar Vallabhbhai 2017 Patel ( DDK Delhi ) Programme on Sardar Patel 2017 148th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma 2017 Gandhi ( Gandhi Jayanti ) - Live from Gandhi Smriti, 5, Tees January Marg, New Delhi Special Programme on The Iron Man 2017 – 142nd Birth Anniversary of Loh Purush

Short Film on Sardar Patel (In GEI) 2017 Spot Interview by the Students & 2017 Lecturers of Delhi University Topic : Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel ( In GEI) A Report on Sardar Patel Glimpses 2017 from Chattarpal Stadium (In GEI) Spot Interview by Shivangi Parmar 2017 on Sardar Patel (In GEI) Sardar : Hindi Feature Film - Relay 2017 from Mumbai Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture ( All 2017 India Radio ) DDK Delhi SpecialProg. On Birsa Munda 2017 Sadgi Ki Pritimurti : Dr. Rajendra 2017 Prasad ( DDK Patna ) Documentary on Dr. Rajendra 2017 Prasad Dr. Memorial 2017 Lecture 2017 on Bharat Ka Roopantaran by Hon’ble Vice National Youth Day 2018 Birthday of Swami Vivekananda Special Programme on Netaji 2018 Subhash Chandra Bose Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi – 2018 Porbandar, Sabarmati Ashram The 70th Anniversary of the 2018 Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi - Live from Gandhi Smriti, 5 Tees January Marg, New Delhi 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 2018 Prog. On Death Anniversary of BR Ambedkar Azad Ki Yaad – Documentary on 2018 Chandrashekhar Azad Sadgi Ki Pratimurti – Dr. Rajendra 2018 Prasad DDK Delhi Special Prog. On shaheed Bhagat 2018 Singh Special Prog. On Babu Jagjivan Ram 2018 Film on BR Ambedkar - FD Film 2018 Prog. On 2018 – Prog. On Bharat 2019 Kokila Kranti Ke Alok Punj – Azad 2019 Prog. On Chandrashekhar Azad Prog. On Dr. Rajendra Prasad 2019

Interview with Freedom Fighter – 2019 Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay Naye Bharat Ka Nirman – Doc. On 2019 Babu Jagjivan Ram Prog. On Pt. – 2019 Nehru – A Pictorial Biography Programme on Birsa Munda 2019 Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna – Programme 2019 on Ram Prsad Bismil Umran De Paindy 2016 On Sh. P. Devrat Sharma, Freedom Fighter Inqlab Di Badaldi Jot 2017 DDK Feature on Shaheed Jalandhar Desh Bhagti Da Sirnawan 2018 Documentary on Shaheed Bhagat Singh Mahatma Ki Aatma 2018 Documentary on Mahatma Gandhi Peer Parai Jane Re 2019 Programme on Mahatma Gandhi

DDK Imphal She Fights for Freedom on Rani 2017-2019 Gaidinliu Pa Sonaram R. Sangma 2017-2019 DDK Tura - Documentary. Pa Togan Nengminza 2018-2019 - Drama Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar - 2017-2019 Documentary on Freedom Fighter. Bharatha Sirpi - Sardar Vallabhai 2017-19 Patel (Feature). Semmal Thantha Selvam - Feature 2017-19 DDK on V.O. Chidambaranar, Freedom Fighter. Veera Vanchinathan - Telefilm. 2017-19 Mahan - Feature on Gandhi. 2017-19 - GANDHI 150:- To commemorate 2019 the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Name of Programmes/Documentaries Year Doordarshan Kendra (DDK)

Sponsored Serial on 2017 Dr.B.R.Ambedkar –100 DDK Vijaywada Episodes

Biography of Sri Pingali 2016-2018 Venkaiah Freedom Fighter Biography of Sri Vavilala 2016 & 2018 Gopala Krishnayya Freedom Fighter Special Programme on 2017 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Programme on Dr.B.R. 2017 Ambedkar Special Programme on 2017 Birth Anniversary of Kalogi Narayana Rao Feature on Pt. Deen Dayal 2017 Upadhyay Special Programme “Naa 2017 Desham” on Gandhi Programme on Ramananda 2017 Theertha Programme on Pt. Deen 2017 DDK Dayal Upadhyay Programme on 2017 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Programme on 2017 Sardhar Vallabhbhai Patel SpecialBiography on 2018 Sarojini Naidu Burrakatha on Biography 2018 of DR. B.R. Ambedkar Programme on DR.B.R. 2018 Ambedkar Special Documentary on 2018 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Feature on 2018 Acharya Konda Laxman Bapuji Feature on Mahatma Gandhi 2018

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

Name of Programmes/Documentaries Year Doordarshan Kendra (DDK)

DDK Mumbai 'Savitri Ek Kranti' 2016-2017

Desh Bhakti aur Manavta ki 2017-2019 Murti – Kamal Goindi Jange Aazaadi ke Pehle 2017-2019 Soorma – Maulvi Liyaqat Ali Varishtha Patrakar aur 2017-2019 Svatantrata Sainani – P.D. Tandon DDK Madan Mohan Malviya 2017-2019 Kranti ke Aalok Punj – 2017-2019 Aazad Rashtra Kavi – 2018 Maithilisharan Gupt Vajra se Kathor Phool se 2017-2019 Komal – Lal Bahadur Shastri