“Bande Mataram-An Untold Story” was a proposed world-wide web series being produced by Sri Aurobindo Yoga Foundation of North America (SAYFNA) based in the United States of America; and SAYFNA India Foundation, Ahmedabad, India. The format has now been changed from web series to a full length film.

The film will exemplify the factual reality of events, workings, of people, organisations and leaders of that time who paved the way for India’s independence during the 1900’s. In an effort to recognize and appreciate the people who played a critical role in the journey, but who never made it to the common narrative of the freedom struggle, it will bring to light the untold stories championed through “Bande Mataram” – a daily English newspaper, written and edited by Sri Aurobindo, capturing the heartbeat of the Indian freedom movement. The newspaper depicted the struggle, agony, victory, resilience, strength and conflict of Indians during that era. The ideas espoused in “Bande Mataram” inspired and led the Boycott, Swadeshi and Passive Resistance movements that were instrumental in liberating India from foreign rule. The factual reports published in “Bande Mataram”, “Karma Yogi”, and other early writings of Sri Aurobindo forms the basis of this story.

The AuroJeeva Trust was enthusiastic about this project given its scope and dire need to bring a more holistic and broader view of what the freedom struggle entailed and has made an offering towards the making of the initial teaser.