Swaraj

Swaraj is a docu-drama series that celebrates 75 years of Indian independence. It features the lives and sacrifices of lesser-known heroes of the freedom struggle. The show bring to life the stories of unsung heroes who sacrificed and fought for India over 450 years of freedom struggle but remain unheard and unknown to this day despite their untold sacrifices.

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Episodes (10)

1Sat, Dec 31, 2022

Episode 1

Tilka Manjhi was a freedom fighter from the Santhal community who stood against the East India Company.British sent a huge army to catch Tilka Manjhi but Tilka, along with the villagers, fought his way back to the village. Few villagers backstabbed Tilka by informing his whereabouts to the Britishers. Britishers caught Tilka and dragged him from Sultanganj to Bhagalpur and hanged him to death.

2Sat, Jan 07, 2023

Episode 2

Hathras was ruled by King Dayaram. He had two sons, Nekaram and Govind. The Britishers investigated Hathras as they were shocked to witness that Hathras is able to pay all the taxes on time. They found out that Hathras were making gunpowder and planning against the British. The Britishers killed Nekaram while Govind Singh surrendered in front of the British and ruled the kingdom after Dayaram.

3Sat, Jan 14, 2023

Episode 3

U Tirot Sing was the leader in the Nongkhlaw region where he was addressed as Sem. He stood against the British army when he learnt that the Britishers were going against the agreement of building roads in the mountains. He encouraged the entire village to fight against the British but a traitor in U Tirot's army helped the Britishers to capture him and put him to jail.

4Sat, Jan 21, 2023

Episode 4

Sidhu Murmu and Kanhu Murmu were brothers who were the leaders of the Santhal rebellion who fought against the British. The British treated them like slaves and that's the reason when they started a rebellion. A fight amongst the people of Santhal causes them a heavy defeat against the British.

5Sat, Jan 28, 2023

Episode 5

Narendrajit was a leader in the Cachar region of Manipur. He went against the British when the British killed his brother's army. Narendrajit fought against Britishers but was captured and summoned in the court. The judge gave him a brutal punishment where his colleagues were hanged till death while he was escorted to Andaman and left alone while his family were not informed when he was dead.

6Sat, Feb 04, 2023

Episode 6

Mangal Pandey was a freedom fighter who stood against the British who killed Bindi Tiwari brutally and forced the army to bite the cartridges with their mouths. They stood against it as they suspected that Britishers used animal fat in the cartridge which was offensive for the Indian sepoys. He influenced his colleagues to fight against the Britishers but he was soon caught and hanged to death.

7Sat, Feb 11, 2023

Episode 7

Nana Saheb was the peshwa of Bithoor. He learnt to be a soldier by his guru Tatya Tope who was his biggest influence. The Britishers never considered Nana Saheb as a peshwa as he was the adopted son of Bajirao. He lived his life fighting against the Britishers and for his own rights of proving himself as the peshwa.

8Sat, Feb 18, 2023

Episode 8

Azimullah Khan was the most learned and knowledgeable secretary of Nana Saheb. He fought for Nana Saheb to help him claim his rights as the Peshwa. He went to London to appeal for Nana Saheb, where he met Rango Bapuji to fight against the British. They decided to spread the news across India through a newspaper with a lotus flower to unite Indians to stand against the Britishers for their freedom.

9Sat, Feb 25, 2023

Episode 9

The year 1857 was the year when all the Indians came together to fight against the British. Meerut was a place where Kotwal Dhan Singh and Mattadin with their armies, fought against the British. A lot of soldiers lost their lives in this war while Mattadin decided to move to Delhi to appeal to the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar to help him and his army to fight against the British.

10Sat, Mar 04, 2023

Episode 10

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal Emperor of the Mughal Dynasty. In 1857, a revolution began against the British. Mattadin and his army reached Delhi to appeal for help from the Emperor. Bahadur Shah's staff and family constantly tried to convince him to not be a part of the revolution as it may end the Mughal Empire. Bahadur Shah Zafar still supported Mattadin and his army.