The Discovery of India

★ 9.4 · 1988 · Documentary · Drama

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

Episodes

1. Bharat Mata Ki Jai37m ·

2. The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)44m ·

3. The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)53m ·

4. Caste Formation46m ·

5. Mahabharata Part 149m ·

6. Mahabharata Part 244m · ▶7. Ramayana Part 148m · ▶8. Ramayana Part 245m · ▶9. Republics and Kingdoms38m · ▶10. Negation and Acceptance of Life57m · ▶11. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 144m · ▶12. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 248m · ▶13. Ashoka Part 142m · ▶14. Ashoka Part 252m · ▶15. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 148m · ▶16. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 251m · ▶17. The Classical Age61m · ▶18. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 147m · ▶19. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 247m · ▶20. Harshavardhana48m · ▶21. Bhakti63m · ▶22. The Chola Empire Part 140m · ▶23. The Chola Empire Part 235m · ▶24. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 148m · ▶25. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 242m · ▶26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat46m · ▶27. Synthesis60m · ▶28. The Vijayanagar Empire60m · ▶29. Feudalism43m · ▶30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire52m · ▶31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur50m · ▶32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)60m · ▶33. Akbar Part 259m · ▶34. Golden Hind54m · ▶35. Aurangzeb Part 143m · ▶36. Aurangzeb Part 240m · ▶37. Shivaji Part 154m · ▶38. Shivaji Part 253m · ▶39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)58m · ▶40. Tipu Sultan49m · ▶41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy59m · ▶42. 1857 Part 160m · ▶43. 1857 Part 255m · ▶44. Indigo Revolt59m · ▶45. Mahatma Phule53m · ▶46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan48m · ▶47. Vivekananda62m · ▶48. Extremists and Moderates56m · ▶49. And Gandhi Came Part 150m · ▶50. And Gandhi Came Part 245m · ▶51. Separatism52m · ▶52. Do or Die54m · ▶53. Epilogue63m ·

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