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Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

The Ministry of External Affairs is the Indian government agency responsible for India’s foreign relations. The Minister of External Affairs, currently SM Krishna, holds Cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. In 2006, the Ministry established a new Public Diplomacy Division to “educate and influence global and domestic opinion on key policy issues and project a better image of the country commensurate with its rising international standing.” .

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Documentaries: <i>Does Gandhi Matter?</i> and <i>Ismat & Annie</i> 3/16/11: Documentaries: Does Gandhi Matter? and Ismat & Annie
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Does Gandhi Matter? explores the continuing interest, especially among today’s youth, in the Mahatma and his message of tolerance and non-violence. Through interviews with a wide cross-section of people, the film depicts reactions to its titular question. Ismat & Annie follows the lives and works of Ismat Chugtai and Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider (better known as Annie)—two writers who, in spite of turmoil and turbulence in their personal lives and the period in which they lived, contributed immeasurably to the Indian literary landscape. Documentaries produced by the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Part of maximum INDIA.

Documentaries: <i>The Story of Gitanjali</i> and <i>Pather Panchali: A Living Resonance</i> 3/15/11: Documentaries: The Story of Gitanjali and Pather Panchali: A Living Resonance
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The Story of Gitanjali takes a look at the collection of poems by the renowned Indian polymath Rabindranath Tagore, which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, making him the first Asian Nobel laureate. Pather Panchali: A Living Resonance explores legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s film Pather Panchali. Fifty years after its release, Pather Panchali is still regarded as one of the greatest films ever made and one that solidified India’s spot on the international film map. Documentaries produced by the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Part of maximum INDIA.

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