Director's Biography
K.A.Abbas

A graduate of Aligrah University, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas became one of the most important influences on Indian cinema.The opposition to his pungent film reviews in the Bombay Chronicle led to his first film script Naya Sansar (The New World), about a journalist up against business interests. Released in 1941. It was a success and paved the way for films on contemporary progressive issues. His next film The Journery of Dr Kotnis dealt with a team of Indian doctors who served with the Chinese forces, one of whom marries a Chinese nurse and loses his life while on duty. This film, based on his book, satisfied several divergent war interest, gaining an international platform. Abbas went on to make a series of socially significant films, many of them in collaboration with Rak Kapoor Parvati Menon please refer to her bio-brief on page no.33.

Synopsis

A travelogue in which thirty two children hailing from different parts of India travel from its northermost region, Srinagar, lying at the foothills of the Himalayas, to its southernmost tip. cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) in the South. The journey demonstrates that there is unity in diversity.