''Ek Anek Aur Ekta'' or "One, Many, and Unity" (also known as ''Ek Chidiya, Anek Chidiyan'' after the title song) is a

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short educational film released by the

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(

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). It was released in 1974. It was aired on the public broadcaster channel

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and became very popular among children.

Summary

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 a

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story of how a group of birds escape a bird catcher by uniting to recruit their friends, a group of mice.

The team

The film was directed by Vijaya Mulay and Bhimsain. The film's design, animation and creation was done by Bhimsain. The lyrics of ''Hind Desh ke Niwasi'' were written by Pandit Vinay Chandra Maudgalya. Sadhna Sargam sang ''Ek Chidiya, Anek Chidiyan''. The assistants were S.M. Hasan, Mahesh Taavre and Girish Rao. The film won the

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for Best Educational Film., and it was the first film from the animation studios of then Center for Education Technology. The film also wo
the Best Children's Film award in Japan
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 of ''Anekta mein Ekta''.

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* * {{India Animation Industry 1974 films Indian documentary films 1970s animated short films Indian animated short films 1970s Hindi-language films 1974 animated films