Mani Rathnam’s ‘Roja’ in 12th Std Political Science

The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) have introduced 8 prominent movies in political science textbooks of 12th Std. This is to make the learning process more elated and make students easily grasp the issues related to it. Garam Hawa, released in 1973 which is based on Partition, has been introduced under the chapter Challenges of nation building. The 1973 box office hit Zanzeer, that portrays the erosion of moral values in the system and how a young police officer is framed under false charges, has been incorporated as a reference material under the chapter Challenges of restoration of the Congress system.

The book prepared by a team of three academics, has also taken Mani Rathnam’s Roja as a reference under the chapter Regional aspirations. The team also selected Haqeeqat (1964), Aakrosh (1980) and acclaimed Marathi film Simhasan (1981) for study.