‘Swarajnama’ is directed by noted film personality Girish Karnad. Beginning with 1757, it recounts 190 years of India’s freedom struggle, and is in a newscast format. This film was released on 09-August-2007 by Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi and was released by Prasar Bharati.The Minister presented the first copy of the DVD to Shri Girish Karnad.Swarajnama is an interesting account of some important events of enslaved India and her struggle for freedom. It is a documentation of 190 years of colonised India, each episode depicting events related to a particular month. The first episode showcases some of the happenings in January in different years.26 April 1858 Death of Veer Kunwar Singh at the age of 80, who crushed a whole English regiment with one hand before his death. 16 April 1853 First train of India is put on rail. The glimpse of the engine Fairy Queen. 13 April 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. April 1799 Dramatic representation of events before 4th Mysore Battle when Tipu Sultan had to give away his sons as prisoners of war.