1 Arts and Culture locals, after which they betrayed the land and state and revolted against Portuguese. • According to the film, in 1677, the Portuguese Governor, Conde De San Vincent, had given an “open warning to Hindus” that said that if they wanted to live in Bardez (in North Goa), they would either have to abandon their religion or leave Bardez”. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj • However, this was not acceptable to Shivrajyabhishek Divas: Chief Minister Shivaji, who attacked Colvale Fort Pramod Sawant recently released afilm with 5,000 soldiers, after which the titled “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Portuguese surrendered in three Shivrajyabhishek Divas” on social media in days. Konkani and Hindi version. • Shivaji was the first Indian king to Highlights: defeat the Portuguese. • The film was released on the Additional Info: occasion of anniversary of Maratha Shivaji Maharaj's 13th direct descendant king’s coronation "Shivrajyabhisek" Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, who is also a BJP day highlighting history of Goa and lawmaker, released 'Hoan', an antique coin Shivaji’s role in fighting Portuguese. of the king's era, on the occasion. • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was crowned the king of Maratha About Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Swaraj at Raigad Fort on June 6 in 1674. • Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as • The day is of great significance to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an the Maratha community and is Indian warrior king and a member celebrated on a large scale, of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. especially in Raigad. • He was named after the local Goddess Shivai to whom his mother About the Movie: Jijabai prayed for a son. • He carved out an enclave from the • The movie covers the history of Goa declining Adilshahi sultanate of and Shivaji’s role in fighting the Bijapur that formed the genesis of Portuguese the Maratha Empire. • It also highlights hundreds of true • In 1674, he was formally crowned as stories that future generations need the Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his to be aware of. realm at Raigad. • The movie speaks about royal tax • Shivaji established a competent and imposed by traitorous landlords in progressive civil rule with the help Pernem, Maneri, Bicholim, and of a disciplined military and well- Sattari in North Goa to oppress www.civilserviceindia.com 2 structured administrative organisation. • His innovative military tactics, pioneering non-conventional methods leveraged strategic factors like geography, speed, and surprise and focused pinpoint attacks to defeat his larger and more powerful enemies. • He established Maratha navy. • He is not only a hero for the people of Maharashtra but also for the rest of India as his military prowess and guerilla tactics of warfare are considered of great importance in 1232 km: The Long Journey Home: 1232 the Indian history. km: The Long Journey Home is a new book • He was instrumental in uniting the by filmmaker Vinod Kapri. Maratha chiefs of Mayal, Konkan, and Desh regions. Highlights: • During his life, Shivaji got engaged • The book is published by Harper in alliances as well as hostilities Collins. with Mughal Empire, Sultanate of • The nationwide lockdown in March Golkonda and Sultanate of Bijapur 2020 forced thousands of migrant besides European colonial powers. workers to return to their native • He not only captured but also built villages by covering thousands of forts. kilometres on foot. • He revived the ancient Hindu • According to the author, he was political traditions and court curious to know what makes conventions and promoted the labourers’ cycle 1,232 kilometres usage of Marathi and Sanskrit, without food or any help in such rather than Persian, in court and extreme circumstances. administration. • He wanted to see them up close. Books and Authors: • So Kapri accompanied these seven migrant workers — Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh — on their 1,232-km journey from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh to Saharsa in Bihar. About the Book: • It is a story of courage as well as the desperation of seven men braving police lathis and insults, battling www.civilserviceindia.com 3 hunger and exhaustion to reach ritual of a local tribe in Arunachal their home. Pradesh. • The book chronicles the journey of • The story of the film revolves seven migrant workers from Bihar, around an anthropologist who sets who journeyed back home on their off to find his friend’s favorite bicycles and reached their drink. The journey takes him to a destination after seven days. remote place, Jung, where he • The book is published by Harper stumbles upon a local tribe’s dark Collins. ritual. Thus he takes up the mission • The nationwide lockdown in March of bringing it forth into the 2020 forced thousands of migrant mainstream. workers to return to their native About National Film Awards: villages by covering thousands of kilometres on foot. • The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. • It was established in 1954. • The ceremony has been administered by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. • The Government of India (GoI) National Films Awards 2021: The film conceived the ceremony to honour "Water Burial" directed by the independent films made across India, on a filmmaker Shantanu Sen has bagged the national scale, to encourage the best film National Award on environment furthering of Indian art and culture. conservation at 67th National Films • The National films Awards are Awards 2021. awarded for excellence in cinematic Water Burial is produced by AM achievements for Indian cinema. Television. • The National Film Awards are presented in three main categories: About the Movie: 1. Feature Films 2. Non-Feature Films • The movie Water Burial based on 3. Best Writing on Cinema environment conservation. • In addition, a lifetime achievement • Inspired by the Assam novel 'Saba award, named after the father of Kota Manuh' by Yeshe Dorjee Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke, Thongchai, the film Water Burial is is awarded to a film personality for in Monpa dialect and has an the outstanding contribution to the intriguing storyline around a dark www.civilserviceindia.com 4 growth and development of Indian at a hybrid event filmed at London's Cinema. Television Centre. • All the award winners are awarded Highlights: with a Medallion, cash prize and a certificate of merit. • This gala event was hosted by • Six categories from Feature Films Richard Ayoade. Well, amid the section, two from Non-Feature rapid spread of Covid-19, the Films and Best Writing on Cinema organizers have kept all the sections each have been made protocols in the mind. eligible for Swarna Kamal (Golden • Only the nominees of the main Lotus Award) and rest of the categories were present in person categories for Rajat Kamal (Silver and all others joined virtually. Lotus Award). • Michaela Cole bagged two of the Jury: biggest awards for her BBC and HBO series I May Destroy You. • The juries are appointed by the • Other winners include Aimee Lou Directorate of Film Festivals in Wood as Female Performance in India. Comedy for Netflix's Sex Education, • Every year, a national panel Leading Actor went to appointed by the government • Paul Mescal for Normal People. selects the winning entry, and the Season 4 of The Crown did not win award ceremony is held in New any awards, despite bagging the Delhi, where the President of India Golden Globes. presents the awards. • This prestigious National cinema The list of winners: awards hold the distinction of Sport: England v West Indies Test Cricket awarding merit to the best of – Production Team – Sky Sports and Sky Indian cinema overall, as well as Sports Cricket presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the Single Documentary: Locked In: Breaking country. the Silence (Storyville) Xavier Alford, Sacha Mirzoeff, Colette Hodges, Poppy Goodheart – Marble Films/ BBC Four Short-Form Program: They Saw the Sun First – Jess Lowe, Stefan Hunt, Red Bull Media House/ Red Bull TV, Adam Gee – Fresh Film News Coverage: Sky News: Inside Idlib – Production Team – Sky News BAFTA TV Awards: The BAFTA TV International: Welcome to Chechnya: Awards winners were recently announced The gay Purge (Storyville) – Alice Henty, www.civilserviceindia.com 5 David France, Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Mini-Series: I May Destroy You – Kurov – Public Square Films/ BBC Four. Production Team – Various Artists, BBC One/ FALKNA Current Affairs: America’s War on Abortion (Exposure) – Darin Prindle, Reality and Constructed Factual: The Andrew Smith, Deeyah Khan – Fusse School That Tried to End Racism – Films/ ITV Production Team – Channel 4/ Proper Content Leading Actress: Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You – Various Artists, BBC Female Performance in a Comedy One/FALKNA Program: Aimee Lou Wood – Sex Education – Netflix/Eleven Film Leading Actor: Paul Mescal – Normal People – BBC Three/Element Pictures Specialist Factual: The Surgeon’s Cut – James Van Der Pool, Andrew Cohen, James Drama Series: Save Me Too – Jessica Newton – Netflix/BBC Studios Sykes, Simon Heath, Lizzie Rusbridger, Lennie James, Jim Loach, Coky Giedroyc – Male Performance in a Comedy Sky Atlantic/World Productions Program: Charlie Cooper – This Country – BBC Three/BBC Studios Single Drama: Sitting in Limbo – Production Team – BBC One/ Left Bank Daytime: The Great House Giveaway – Pictures Production Team – Channel 4/ Chwarel Comedy Entertainment