Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Trivial Pursuit 102

Question Courtesy : Mr. Devendra Prabhune








“Kahin Ek Gaon” was a 13 part Television serial aired on Doordarshan.

Ram Singh (Pankaj Kapur), a truck driver in the army, returns to his village after 20 years. His village ‘Bihad Lateri’ is located on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan.

On arriving at the village, Ram Singh encounters Lahiri (Rajendra Gupta) a good hearted drunk and Ganga (Neena Gupta), who had become a widow on her wedding night.

Through them Ram Singh discovers that the old forest has disappeared, the land has become barren and the whole village has been taken over by the liquor business.

Ram Singh remembers an incident during his career in the army. The convoy of which he was a part, was attacked by the enemy’s air force and he was one of the few survivors. It was at this point that he had decided to dedicate his life to the service of others starting with his own village.

He dedicates his life to the people and ultimately, over the years, is begun to be called Baba Ram Singh.


On whose life was the serial based ?



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