Goa freedom struggle animated series to begin production in Aug '25
An animated web series on Goa's historic freedom struggle will begin production in Aug 2025, said minister for archives and archaeology, Subhash Phal Dessai, in an unstarred long answer question (LAQ) on Monday at the monsoon assembly session.
'The primary objective behind the production is to create interest among the youth about the history of Goa's liberation,' Phal Dessai stated in his replies. The project will feature 26 episodes, each running for 10-12 minutes. The animated video production will offer viewers an engaging fusion of motion graphics, 2D, and 3D animation techniques.
'The telecast or public viewing of the web series will be approximately from Jan 26, 2026, onwards,' he said.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant announced in his budget speech this year that an animated series on the Goa freedom struggle and the lives of its freedom fighters is expected to be released soon.
In a separate LAQ, Phal Dessai said the directorate of archaeology's plans to digitise archival records from 1530 CE onwards. 'After digitisation, it will be easy for the research scholars to access and apply for the relevant records online,' he said.
Besides primary sources, the department's library offers digitised secondary sources, such as rare books (1697-1960), Gazettes (1841 CE onwards), and books on legislation (1901-1961), and photocopies of relevant publications are provided. It has also published 25 research journals and 9 available seminar volumes. In 2023-24, two books, 'Saunsthanachya Itihasachin Sadhane' (Khand II) by the Transcriber of Records and 'Portuguese Hukumnama' by Ratnakar Desai, were released.
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