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Film fest on freedom struggle

Staff Reporter

Seven-day event from July 17
Five short films to be screened during the festival

Bangalore: In the spirit of bringing alive for audiences a bygone era, the Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi, Kumara Park East, is conducting a seven-day film festival on freedom struggle and Mahatma Gandhi between July at 17 and 24.

The festival, being organised at the Gandhi Bhavan Auditorium in connection with the National Book Festival, will host five films every day through the seven days.

Each short film, anywhere between six and 22 minutes long, will focus on a particular period or issue during the freedom movement.

The films on first day, July 17 catalogue the beginning of the movement, with short films such as 1857, The Beginning, which is about the First War of Independence and Then Came Gandhi, a film about Gandhi’s arrival from South Africa and his entry into India’s political life between 1915 and 1917.

The list of films on July 23 features interesting ones such as Krantikari Geet (Part 1 and 2), which talks about the various songs that were sung during the freedom struggle movement.

Highlights

The list includes a film about the role of Kerala in India’s freedom movement. There will also be a film about the important role played by the Khasi tribe during the struggle.

The festival closes with films like Porbandar and Glimpses of Gandhi.

For details, call 22220787 or email fdbmblr@vsnl.net.

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