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).[1] It was released in 1974.[2]
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.[3] The film's animation was done by Bhimsain[2] and it was the first film from the animation studios of the Center for Education Technology.[4] The film also won the Best Children's Film award in Japan.[5] The film is considered to be one of India's greatest examples of animation story-telling.[6]
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