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Gandhi films
foundation Exclusive Video Clips of Mahatma Gandhi
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To perpetuate the memories of Mahatma Gandhi, the then Indian national leaders, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dadasaheb Mavalankar and other 20members, with the active participation of the common man in India, founded an organization “Gandhi National Memorial Fund” in Delhi in the year Jan 1950. Gandhi National Memorial Fund decided to create live memorials of Gandhiji instead of erecting his statues and thus created 48 institutions spread over all Indian states. Living memorials of Gandhiji in the form of institutions in the fields wherein Gandhiji himself used to take interest during his life time were thus made active through out the country. The erstwhile Gandhi Films Committee was one of those institution entrusted with the responsibility of procuring, acquiring photographs and filmic material on Gandhi from all over the world and have it collected under one roof with a view to preserve it for the posterity. Shri Devdas Gandhi, the then vice-chairman of the Gandhi National Memorial Fund and the chairman of the Gandhi Films committee made an appeal to the world public on behalf of the Gandhi National Memorial Fund to donate Gandhi Film material they have, to Gandhi National Memorial Fund for its preservation. In response to the appeal made the material started pouring in from all over. The donors gave the material with all rights and proprietary. Gandhi National Memorial Fund had to purchase some material by paying cash money to those who did not want to give their material free. Thus the Gandhi Films Committee acquired huge collection of Gandhi Film material in its possession. In the year 1969, on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi birth centenary, using the material so collected a biographical documentary film “Mahatma” was produced. 'Mahatma' was screened through out the world which was acclaimed every where. In the year 1983-84 the erstwhile Gandhi Films Committee was made autonomous registering it under the new name Gandhi Films Foundation. Preservation of the Gandhi Film material, scientifically using up-to-date modern equipments, protect it from deterioration and make it available to the future film producers for its use in their project, is the main function of the Gandhi Films Foundation. |
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