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{{short description|Indian drama television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name = Swaraj: Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha
| image =
| genre = Indian Revolutionaries
| based_on =
| creator = [[Abhimanyu Singh (producer)|Abhimanyu Singh]]
| developer = [[Abhimanyu Singh (producer)|Abhimanyu Singh]]
| story =
| screenplay =
| director =
| creative_director =
| starring =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 58
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Abhimanyu Singh (producer)|Abhimanyu Singh ]]<br>Dordarshan
| location =
| cinematography =
| editor =
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 22–30 minutes
| company = [[Contiloe Entertainment]]
| budget = ₹50 - ₹70 crore
| network = [[DD National]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|08|14|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
}}

'''''Swaraj''''' ({{translation|Self rule}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Doordarshan's new series Swaraj to narrate India’s untold stories and historical journey from 1498 to 1947-Entertainment News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/doordarshans-new-series-swaraj-to-narrate-indias-untold-stories-and-historical-journey-from-1498-to-1947-10770591.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref name="promo">{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-07-16 |title=Anurag Thakur launches promo of upcoming Doordarshan series 'Swaraj' |url=https://theprint.in/india/anurag-thakur-launches-promo-of-upcoming-doordarshan-series-swaraj/1041225/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cariappa |first=Anuj |date=2022-07-15 |title=New DD for a new India: Swaraj, a 75-episode series on Indian history to air soon, promo launched today |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/new-dd-for-a-new-india-swaraj-a-75-episode-series-on-indian-history-to-air-soon-promo-launched-today-3434308.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian historical TV series aired on [[DD National]] from 14 August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swaraj Serial to be telecast in Binge watch mode on DD National |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1897302 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> With this serial, Doordarshan has once again tried to bring alive the tales of courage of more than 550 freedom fighters. It is a [[Government of India]] project and produced by [[Contiloe Pictures]].<ref name="TRP">{{Cite web |title=Doordarshan's Swaraj is made on a budget of Rs 50 crore, yet lacks in TRP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/doordarshan-swaraj-made-on-budget-of-rs-50-crore-yet-lacks-in-trp-on-tuesday-trivia-2383110-2023-05-23 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-13 |title=DD’s historical series on Swaraj to commence on August 14 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/dds-historical-series-on-swaraj-to-commence-on-august-14-8087289/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

It is also dubbed in English, [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Odia language|Oriya]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]] and broadcast on Doordarshan's regional channels from 20 August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DD National Launches Swaraj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/anurag-thakur-launches-promo-series-of-swaraj-bharat-ke-swatantrata-sangram-ki-samagra-gatha/videoshow/92913498.cms |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==
===Story teller===
*[[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]
===Main===
*[[Jason Shah]] as [[Vasco da Gama]]
*[[Gajendra Chauhan]] as Manvikram
*[[Barkha Bisht]] as [[Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel|Rani Abbakka]]
*[[Shruti Bisht]] as Queen Abbakka's daughter
*[[Arpit Ranka]] as [[Shivappa Nayaka]]
*[[Krip Suri]] as [[Marthanda Varma]]
*[[Suhasi Dhami]] as [[Velu Nachiyar|Rani Velu Nachiyar]]
*[[Himmanshoo A. Malhotra|Himanshu Malhotra]] as [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]
*[[Ankur Nayyar]] as [[Pazhassi Raja|Kerala Varma]]
*[[Megha Chakraborty]] as Devi Chaudrani
*[[Tabrez Khan]] as Bhawani Pathak
*[[Akshay Sethi]] as [[Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu|Sidhu Murmu]]
*[[Amit Dolawat]] as [[Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu|Kanhu Murmu]]
*[[Jason Tham]] as Narendrajit
*[[Karan Suchak]] as [[Mangal Pandey]]
*[[Rushiraj Pawar|Rishiraj Pawar]] as Udmi Ram
*[[Farnaz Shetty]] as [[Avantibai]]
*[[Kapil Arya]] as [[Vasudev Balwant Phadke]]
*[[Shardul Pandit]] as [[Chapekar brothers|Dhamodhar Hari Chapekar]]
*[[Namit Shah]] as [[Chapekar brothers|Vasudev Hari Chapekar]]
*[[Teriya Magar]] as Young [[Rani Gaidinliu|Rani Gaidinluu]] (16 years old)
*[[Ribbhu Mehra|Ribbu mehra]] as [[Bhupendranath Datta]]
*[[Ankit Bathla]] as [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh|Batin Gosh]]
*[[Gaurav S Bajaj|Gaurav s Bajaj]] as [[Shyamji Krishna Varma|Shyam Ji Krishna Verma]]
*[[Shweta Munshi|Shwetha Munshi]] as [[Bhikaiji Cama|Bhikaji Kama]]
*[[Rahul Sharma (actor)|Rahul Sharma]] as [[Madan Lal Dhingra]]
*[[Ajay Chaudhary]] as [[Virendranath Chattopadhyaya|Virendranath Chattopadhyay]]
*Randheer Rai<ref>{{Cite news |title=Randheer Rai makes a TV comeback to play the role of revolutionary leader Rash Behari Bose, says ‘I just couldn't say no to the role’ |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/randheer-rai-makes-a-tv-comeback-to-play-the-role-of-revolutionary-leader-rash-behari-bose-says-i-just-couldnt-say-no-to-the-role/amp_articleshow/100534665.cms |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> as [[Rash Behari Bose|Ras Bihari Bose]]
*[[Iqbal Azad]] as [[Subhash Chandra Bose]]
*[[Manan Joshi]] as [[Raja Mahendra Pratap]]{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

===Recurring===
*Aamir Rafiq as Harry Burnett Lumsden<ref>{{Cite news|title=Actor Aamir Rafiq talks about his character in the upcoming show Swaraj|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actor-aamir-rafiq-talks-about-his-character-in-the-upcoming-show-swaraj/amp_articleshow/91853810.cms|access-date=2023-08-02|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
*[[Ram Awana]] as Sita Ram
*[[Anand Goradia]] as [[Har Dayal|Lala Har Dayal]]

==Episode List==
{|Class=wikitable sortable
! style="background:lightgreen;"| Episode No
! style="background:lightgreen;"| Name
! style="background:lightgreen;"| Date
|-
| 1
|Entry Of [[Vasco Da Gama]]
|14 August 2022
|-
|2
|[[Vijayanagara Empire]]
|21 August 2022
|-
|3
|Freedom Fighter [[Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel|Rani Abbakka]] and Rani Chennabhairavi
|28 August 2022
|-
|4
|Freedom Fighter [[Shivappa Nayaka]]
|04 September 2022
|-
|5
|Story Of [[Shivaji]] Maharaj
|11 September 2022
|-
|6
|Freedom fighter [[Kanhoji Angre]]
|18 September 2022
|-
|7
|Story of [[Bajirao I|Baji Rao]]
|25 September 2022
|-
|8
|Freedom Fighter [[Chimaji Appa]]
|02 October 2022
|-
|9
|EIC – French
|09 October 2022
|-
|10
|EIC – British
|16 October 2022
|-
|11
|Freedom Fighter [[Marthanda Varma]]
|23 October 2022
|-
|12
|[[Battle of Plassey]]
|30 October 2022
|-
|13
|Freedom Fighter [[Puli Thevar]]
|6 November 2022
|-
|14
|Freedom Fighter [[Velu Nachiyar|Rani Velu Nachiyar]]
|13 November 2022
|-
|15
|Freedom Fighter [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]
|20 November 2022
|-
|16
|Story Of [[Pazhassi Raja]]
|27 November 2022
|-
|17
|[[Sannyasi rebellion|Sanyasi Movement]]
|04 December 2022
|-
|18
| [[Bakshi Jagabandhu|Bakshi Jagbandhu]] Paika Leaders
|11 December 2022
|-
|19
|Freedom Fighter [[Wazir Ali Khan|Wazir Ali]]
|18 December 2022
|-
|20
| Freedom Fighter [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]]
|25 December 2022
|-
|21
|Freedom Fighter [[Tilka Majhi|Tilka Manjhi]]
|01 January 2023
|-
|22
| Haathras Revolt (Raja Dayaram)
|08 January 2023
|-
|23
|Freedom Fighter [[U Tirot Sing|U Tirot Singh]]
|15 January 2023
|-
|24
|[[Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu|Sidho Murmu]] and [[Kanho Murmu|Kano Murmu]]
|22 January 2023
|-
|25
|Freedom Fighter Narendrajeeth Singh
|29 January 2023
|-
|26
|[[Mangal Pandey]] and Bindi Tiwari
|05 February 2023
|-
|27
|Freedom Fighter [[Nana Saheb]]
|12 February 2023
|-
|28
|[[Azimullah Khan]] and [[Rango Bapuji Gupte|RangoBapu]]
|19 February 2023
|-
|29
|Sipahi Vidroh
|26 February 2023
|-
|30
|Freedom Fighter [[Matadin Bhangi]]
|05 March 2023
|-
|31
|Freedom Fighter [[Bakht Khan]]
|12 March 2023
|-
|32
|Udmi ram and Ratni Devi
|19 March 2023
|-
|33
|Story of Azizan Bai
|26 March 2023
|-
|34
|[[Begum Hazrat Mahal]]
|02 April 2023
|-
|35
|[[Kunwar Singh]] and [[Babu Amar Singh|Amar Singh]]
|09 April 2023
|-
|36
|Story of [[Rani of Jhansi|Rani Laxmibai]]
|16 April 2023
|-
|37
|Freedom Fighter [[Tatya Tope]]
|23 April 2023
|-
|38
|Freedom Fighter [[Tikendrajit Singh]]
|30 April 2023
|-
|39
|Freedom Fighter [[Birsa Munda]]
|07 May 2023
|-
|40
|Freedom Fighter [[Sardar Ajit Singh]]
|14 May 2023
|-
|41
|[[Avantibai|Rani Avantibai]]
|21 May 2023
|-
|42
|Freedom Fighter [[Vasudev Balwant Phadke]]
|28 May 2023
|-
|43
|[[Chapekar brothers|Chapekar Bhandu]]
|04 June 2023
|-
|44
|[[Rani Gaidinliu]]
|11 June 2023
|-
|45
|Freedom Fighter [[Bhupendranath Datta]]
|18 June 2023
|-
|46
|[[Sister Nivedita]]
|25 June 2023
|-
|47
|Freedom Fighter [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh|Barin Ghosh]]
|02 July 2023
|-
|48
|[[Kanailal Dutta]] and [[Satyendra Nath Bose]]
|09 July 2023
|-
|49
|[[Shyamji Krishna Varma]]
|16 July 2023
|-
|50
|Freedom Fighter [[Bhikaiji Cama]]
|23 July 2023
|-
|51
|Freedom Fighter [[Virendranath Chattopadhyaya]]
|30 July 2023
|-
|52
|Freedom Fighter [[Madan Lal Dhingra|MadanLal Dhingra]]
|06 August 2023
|-
|53
|Freedom Fighter [[Har Dayal|Lala Hardayal]]
|13 August 2023
|-
|54
|Freedom Fighter [[Kartar Singh Sarabha]]
|20 August 2023
|-
|55
|Freedom Fighter [[Rash Behari Bose|Ras Bhihari Bose]]
|27 August 2023
|-
|56
|Freedom Fighter [[Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan|Khan Abdul Gafar Khan]]
|03 September 2023
|-
|57
|Freedom Fighter [[Baikuntha Shukla]]
|10 September 2023
|-
|58
|Story Of [[Raja Mahendra Pratap|Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh]]
|17 September 2023
|}
==Production==
Swaraj was regarded as the most expensive TV show of DD national with a budget ₹55 lakh 46 thousand per episode.<ref name="TRP"/>

===Release===
The shooting of the series began in June 2020 in India. Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] widely promoted the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-28 |title=Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi urges citizens to watch serial 'Swaraj' on freedom struggle |url=https://theprint.in/india/mann-ki-baat-pm-modi-urges-citizens-to-watch-serial-swaraj-on-freedom-struggle/1104357/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>The audio version of the serial broadcast on All India Radio network. The Swaraj serial was officially launched on August 5, 2022 by Shri [[Amit Shah]], who is the Union Minister for Home & Cooperation, along with Shri [[Anurag Thakur|Anurag Singh Thakur]], who is the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, and Dr. L. Murugan, who is the Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting.<ref name="promo"/> It premeried on 14 August 2022 on [[DD National]].
===Development===

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !!Nominee
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="6" |2023
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian Telly Awards]]
|Best Special/Visual Effects for Television
|ILLUSION Reality Studios
|{{won}}
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=CONGRATULATIONS! Indian Telly Awards: Here is the list of WINNING talents from the industry who have reigned on the hearts of the audience this year, check out |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/congratulations-indian-telly-awards-here-the-list-of-winning-talents-the-industry-who |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Tellychakkar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Telly Awards 2023 |url=https://www.indiantellyawards.com/index50.html |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.indiantellyawards.com}}</ref>
|-
|Best Art Director
|Rampratap Singh
|{{won}}
|-
|Best TV Cameraman (Fiction )
|Pappu Sahu
| {{nom}}
|-
|Best Director
|Sohail Tatari
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Screenplay Writer (Drama series & Soap)
|Anand Nilkanthan
| {{nom}}
|-
|Best Anchor
|[[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]
|{{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links ==
*[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt21803130/ ''Swaraj''] on [[IMDb]]
[[Category:2022 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Delhi]]

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