Ek Anek Aur Ekta
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Ek Anek Aur Ekta or "One, Many, and Unity" (also known as Ek Chidiya, Anek Chidiya after the title song) is a traditionally animated
short educational film released by the Films Division of India (Government of India
). It was released in 1974.
The film was intended to teach the value of unity and teamwork to children. It also contains the message of how India is stronger if its citizens stand united, regardless of cultural differences. It begins with a group of children playing in a garden with one of them asking his elder sister, "Didi, yeh anek kya hota hai?", or in English, "Sis, what do you mean by Many?". The rest of the film is the sister's reply, using a metaphorical story of how a group of birds escape a bird catcher by uniting to recruit their friends, a group of mice.
The film was directed by Vijaya Mulay
and won the National Film Award for Best Educational Film
. The film's animation was done by Bhimsain and it was the first film from the animation studios of the Center for Education Technology. The film also won the Best Children's Film award in Japan. The film is considered to be one of India's greatest examples of animation story-telling.
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
short educational film released by the Films Division of India (Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
). It was released in 1974.
The film was intended to teach the value of unity and teamwork to children. It also contains the message of how India is stronger if its citizens stand united, regardless of cultural differences. It begins with a group of children playing in a garden with one of them asking his elder sister, "Didi, yeh anek kya hota hai?", or in English, "Sis, what do you mean by Many?". The rest of the film is the sister's reply, using a metaphorical story of how a group of birds escape a bird catcher by uniting to recruit their friends, a group of mice.
The film was directed by Vijaya Mulay
Vijaya Mulay
Vijaya Mulay , born 16 May 1921 in Bombay, India is a documentary filmmaker, film historian, writer, educationist and researcher....
and won the National Film Award for Best Educational Film
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
The National Film Award - Best Educational Film winners:-See also:*National Film Awards...
. The film's animation was done by Bhimsain and it was the first film from the animation studios of the Center for Education Technology. The film also won the Best Children's Film award in Japan. The film is considered to be one of India's greatest examples of animation story-telling.