| Ek Anek Aur Ekta | |
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| Directed by | Vijaya Mulay Bhimsain |
| Screenplay by | Vijaya Mulay |
| Produced by | Films Division of India |
| Edited by | Waman B. Bhosle and Guru Dutt Shirali (Waman-Guru) |
| Music by | Vasant Desai |
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Running time | 7:07 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ek Anek Aur Ekta or "One, Many, and Unity" (also known asEk Chidiya, Anek Chidiyan after the title song) is atraditionally animated short educational film released by theFilms Division of India (Government of India).[1] It was released in 1974.[2] It was aired on the public broadcaster channelDoordarshan and became very popular among children.
The film was intended to teach the value of unity and teamwork to children (Unity in Diversity). 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 ametaphorical 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 byVijaya Mulay andBhimsain with design, animation and creation byBhimsain.[2] The lyrics ofHind Desh ke Niwasi were written byVinay Chandra Maudgalya.Sadhna Sargam[3] sangEk Chidiya, Anek Chidiyan. The assistants were S.M. Hasan, Mahesh Taavre and Girish Rao. The film won theNational Film Award forBest Educational Film.[4] It was the first film from the animation studios of thenCenter for Education Technology.[5] The film also wonthe Best Children's Film award in Japan.[6] The film is considered to be one of India's greatest examples of animation story-telling, and well remembered by the 80s generation as a classic illustration ofAnekta mein Ekta.[7]