From ‘Mile Sur’ to ‘Freedom Run’ and ‘Desh Raga’: How Louiz Banks knitted the music together
An excerpt from ‘Louiz Banks: A Symphony of Love’, by Ashis Ghatak.
Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad conceptualised certain films issued for the public interest because India was going through a critical phase post four decades of independence. Following the assassination of the national leader, there was insurgency in different parts of the country. The continual uprisings of secessionist forces led to a growing disillusionment of the country’s much-famed notion of unity and solidarity. The government thought of using the powerful medium of television, press advertisement and poster campaigns to propagate the idea of a unified India.
Ashis Ghatak is a teacher in senior secondary school of Kolkata. During his frequent trips to the mountains, he keeps company with folk music, his camera and a note-pad to record his journey.