Parents who reject science education in conflict with their religious principles. Suicide martyrs who are revered as iconic heroes. These are "God‘s Warriors" of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. They see contemporary society as corrupt and view themselves as the front line of defense in a battle for cultural supremacy and political power. They are changing the world.

CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour journeyed to eight countries over eight months to report for God‘s Warriors, an exclusive global CNN documentary about the global phenomenon of religious fervor upon politics, culture and public life . During six hours broadcast over three consecutive nights, CNN will reveal how "God‘s Warriors" want to bring religion back from the periphery to the center of public life ? and how far they are willing to go to transform modern society.

God‘s Warriors includes thought-provoking interviews with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter; the late Rev. Jerry Falwell in his last television interview; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Muslim women‘s rights advocate; Yehuda Etzion, a founder of the Israeli settlement movement; and Israeli President Shimon Peres.

A companion website to God‘s Warriors offers users show excerpts from the documentary, an audio podcast and an exclusive video diary that goes behind-the-scenes. This online content will be available at http://edition.cnn.com/godswarriorsopk . The podcast will also be available for download from iTunes.

Airtimes: India Standard Times

August 22 - 24 daily at 1830

The presence of celebrities like Sunidhi Chauhan, Hariharan, Roop Kumar Rathore & Alka Yagnik will further add on to the independence flavor.

The special episode will get a start when the six boys of Amul Star Voice of India will instigate the patriotic feelings by singing the song vande Mataram by AR Rehaman. Shaan will add on to the jingoistic atmosphere by narrating some facts of the freedom struggle. The youngest contestant Abhas will lend his voice to the famous deshbhakti song ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida‘. The Lucknow youngster, Harshit will maintain the flavor of the day while singing the very touching number ‘Mera Rang De Basanti Chola‘ .

This episode will also screen aspiratory clippings of the brave Army Jawans talking emotionally about their experiences, the difficult of staying alone and away from their families without communication and contribution of ASVOI which is their constant source of inspiration & respite. The celebrity singer Roop Kumar Rathore will appropriately compliment the nationalistic feeling by singing the very touching song ‘ Sandese aaten hain‘ from the movie Border. He will then team up with an extremely talented contestant Prantik and enhance the patriotic rhythm by singing ‘Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye‘.

Prantik, Arhpreet, Harshit & Abhas will change the mood when they will get together and rock the show by singing a foot tapping number ‘Suno Gaur Se Duniya walon‘. Shaan will take over the stage & will call all contestants & celebrity singers to begin the independence countdown. And finally the moment will arrive when the entire team of Amul Star Voice of India will have an emotional blast as the clock struck 12. The countdown bash will be followed by a special screening of the difficulties & hardships the ASVOI finalists are going through.

Shaan together with all the contestants will sing ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti‘. Another celebrity singer Alka Yagnik will lend her melodious voice to the song ‘Panchi Gagan, Hawa Ke Jhoke‘. Two of the most talented contestants, Sumitra & Mirande will set back the traditional patriotic mood by singing ‘Ayo re mharo dolana‘. Toshi & Irfan will add a different flavor to deshbhakti by singing ‘Thodi Si Dhool Meri‘ while Arshpreet & Prantika will express their love for their country by singing ‘I Love My India‘. The other duo, Priyani & Abhilasha will dedicate their feelings by singing ‘Boomaro‘. Shaan will join the four girls of ASVOI and will add to the vigor by presenting the Bollywood number ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani‘. Last but not the least the sensational celebrity singer Sunidhi Chauhan will pay a tribute to the nation by lending her voice to the song ‘E Mere Pyare Watan‘ . Finally the special episode will reach its finale when the special guest Hariharan will sing the ultimate patriotic number ‘Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai‘

To catch this patriotic rally of songs & celebrity performances, stay tuned to the special Deshbhakti episode of Amul Star Voice of India, Wednesday, 15 Aug 6.30 ? 8.30p.m. only on Star Plus.

Star Plus too is on a celebration mode and rightly so?.as this year is special in its own way as India completes its 60th year of freedom through Star Azaadi Express a power packed event on August 15th, 10:00 am. The show salutes the spirit of this republic, the spirit of freedom, of unity, integrity and solidarity through various performances hosted by comedy king Sajid Khan and the most loveable Baa (aka Sarita Joshi) of Star Plus hit show Baa Bahoo Aur Baby.

Various exciting acts and performances strung together by hosts Sajid Khan and Sarita Joshi will also have bollywood and Telly World‘s who‘s who including celebrities like Govinda, Dia Mirza, Reitesh Deshmukh, Geeta Basra, Anita Hasnandani, Eijaz Khan & Sanjeeda celebrating the eve.

"Star India plans to celebrate Independence Day in a big way and Star Azaadi Express is the perfect way of doing so. Through this our aim is to give viewers a fun, entertaining, educative and informative event. We sincerely hope that our loyal viewers will join us in this effort to pay tribute to the freedom fighters who have made it possible for us to breathe freely in the independent India", Ajay Vidyasagar, President, Content & New Media, STAR India Pvt. Ltd.

Star Azaadi Express tells the story of Independent India over sixty years in a language understood by every Indian, regardless of caste, creed or religion? the language of music. From fusion music performance to the variety of folk forms in India, Star Azaadi Express is all set to give viewers a glimpse into the different colours of India that makes it a truly vibrant Nation.

With the scintillating performances by some of the most popular & loved faces of television & Bollywood... the show‘s focus will be to make people understand the true meaning of Love, an emotion that has been emulated by various Indians over the centuries by generations that have found their true love on this very land. And while we are on the page of celebration, festivals of India will certainly not go unnoticed? So let the celebration, fun & frolic roll as we pay tribute to those who made it this day come for us!

Stay tuned to Star Plus and take on to the journey of a free Nation with - Star Azaadi Express, 15 August (Wednesday), 10:00 am only on Star Plus!