PM Modi to watch special screening of serial Swaraj today

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
17:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
along
with
his
cabinet
colleagues
will
be
watching
the
special
screening
of
the
serial
“Swaraj”
,
made
by
national
broadcaster
Doordarshan
on
Wednesday.

“Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
will
be
our
special
guest
at
the
screening
of
Swaraj
this
evening
in
Parliament.
Cabinet
ministers
and
senior
officials
will
also
be
present,”
Union
Minister
for
Information
and
Broadcasting
Anurag
Thakur
told
ANI.

Reportedly,
there
will
be
a
screening
of
two
episodes
this
evening-
one
on
Shivappa
Nayaka
and
another
on
Rani
Abbakka.

Swaraj,
a
75-episode
mega
show
illustrates
the
glorious
history
of
India’s
freedom
struggle
and
lesser-known
tales
about
Indian
history.

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in
your
words
and
deeds’:
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Gandhi
targets
PM
Modi
over
release
of
Bilkis
Bano
gangrape
convicts

The
series
showcases
India’s
historical
journey
from
1498
when
Vasco
da
Gama
first
reached
India
to
1947
when
the
country
got
independence.

The
popular
film
actor,
Manoj
Joshi,
plays
a
stellar
role
as
the
narrator
(sutradhar)
of
the
serial.
The
serial
has
grand
production
quality
and
promises
to
be
a
visual
treat.

The
serial
is
jointly
produced
by
the
government
of
India
and
Mumbai-based
production
house
Contiloe
Pictures,
which
has
previously
bankrolled
shows
like
Sony
TV’s
Sankatmochan
Mahabali
Hanuman
and
Vighnaharta
Ganesha,
Colors’ Chakravartin
Ashoka
Samrat
and
Zee
TV’s
Jhansi
Ki
Rani
among
others.