60 years ago the founders of nation gave us a constitution that scripted a modern democratic republic and 60 years later we pay tribute to 10 remarkable Indians who had translate that vision into reality. The show will take a close look on the lives of these legends of modern India who have made substantial contributions in diverse fields like the Economy, Politics, Healthcare, Science and technology. Some of these legends of modern India who will be featured in ‘Makers of India’ are:
Dr. Sukumara Sen- India's first Chief Election Commissioner who successful oversaw independent India’s first general election in 1952. The show will focus on Sen's successful innovations to ensure that millions of Indians could successfully cast their votes. These include party symbols, multiple ballot boxes and indelible ink, none of which had been tried elsewhere in the world
Mridula Sarabhai- One of our most remarkable yet less publicized women leaders Mridula Sarabhai was a revolutionary democrat, a top women activist, feisty freedom fighter, philanthropist and above all a selfless soul committed to the ideals of freedom, equality and democracy. Apart from her contributions towards the independence struggle, she also fought tirelessly for the civil rights of the Kashmiri people post independence
Dr Ajay & Rani Bhang- This brilliant couple who could have been rich doctors catering to the city elite and lived a life of luxury, chose instead to serve poor adivasis in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The Bhang couple also led a campaign against alcoholism. This got great support in more than 600 villages and now the district is a liquor free zone.
Dr. Satish Dhawan- Dr. Satish Dhawan served for many years as the Director of both ISRO and Indian Institute of Sciences, and was an architect in making them the pride of Indian science. In a country where centers of learning rise and fall with its founders, ISRO and IISc have managed to maintain their high standards till today.
Kamaladevi Chattopadyay - Described as the "supremely romantic figure of the freedom struggle," Kamaladevi Chattopadyay was to our cultural life what Mahatma Gandhi was to the life of the nation. She was a Brahmin turned socialist, a teenage bride turned feminist, a political leader who shunned office, an aristocrat who nurtured and renewed our crafts and was instrumental in setting up the Cottage Industries Emporium and the All India Handicrafts Board.
Chandi Prasad Bhatt-Chandi Prasad Bhatt is a great pioneering environmentalist, an actor and thinker of remarkable range and achievement who, by virtue of his own innate modesty and lack of command over English, remains much less known and honored than is his due. He has no trumpet, nor any trumpeters. In him lives a spirit, of quiet service, that once existed freely in Indian politics and activism.
V M Tarkunde-As a Judge of the Bombay High Court, Judicial discipline required that Tarkunde did not participate in social movements or in public decade. He, therefore, retired pre-maturely in 1969. He shifted to Delhi and started practicing in the Supreme Court. There, in the mid 1970s, he became a leading light of the anti - emergency movement. He helped found Citizens for Democracy and the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties. Much later, in the 1990s, he led the first investigation into human rights abuses in Kashmir. He was a democrat in the deepest sense, who sowed the seeds of humanism in post independent India.
Dr. Shivarama Karanth-No Indian since Rabindranath Tagore has excelled in as many fields as Karanth. He led environmental movements many decades before it became a serious issue in India. When he was 85 years old, Karanth trekked over 800 KM in the Western Ghats to create awareness about the importance of rain forests among the people. 87 year old Karanth even fought a Lok Sabha election on a Green platform in 1989.
Verghese Kurien-The remarkable life of Verghese Kurien illuminates, inspires and sometimes amuses. His speech and writings rise above the din of ideology and partisan rhetoric to provide clear and refreshing insights on varied subjects - Development, Technology, Marketing, and the Empowerment of India's Rural Producers. Here is a man who embodies the finest values of the Indian Republic as well as the deepest aspirations of Mahatma Gandhi's home state of Gujarat.
Dr. M S Swaminathan- In 1960s, India was facing a 'ship to mouth existence’ surviving on hand-outs of low quality wheat from the Western powers. Poverty and hunger was rife; our political sovereignty was threatened. These challenges were overcome through the work of a group of dedicated visionaries, one of whom was the scientist M. S. Swaminathan. Now in his eighties, Swaminathan still works and travels tirelessly throughout India.
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