Govt launches mobile games based on India’s freedom struggle

To highlight the story of India’s freedom struggle, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur launched ‘Azadi Quest’, a series of online educational mobile games, in Delhi on Wednesday. Developed in collaboration with Zynga India, as part of the Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the first two games in the series highlight key milestones and heroes of the freedom struggle, interwoven with a fun game.

Thakur said the effort is to tap into the huge market of online gamers and educate them through games. “Various arms of the government have collected information about unsung freedom fighters from the corners of the country. Azadi Quest is an effort to make this learning of this knowledge engaging and interactive,” he added.