The Discovery of India
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.
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The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
1.Bharat Mata Ki Jai
03-01-198837m
2.The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)
10-01-198844m
3.The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
17-01-198853m
4.Caste Formation
24-01-198846m
5.Mahabharata Part 1
31-01-198849m
6.Mahabharata Part 2
07-02-198844m- Ep 7
7.Ramayana Part 1
14-02-198848m - Ep 8
8.Ramayana Part 2
21-02-198845m - Ep 9
9.Republics and Kingdoms
28-02-198838m - Ep 10
10.Negation and Acceptance of Life
06-03-198857m - Ep 11
11.Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
13-03-198844m - Ep 12
12.Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
20-03-198848m - Ep 13
13.Ashoka Part 1
27-03-198842m - Ep 14
14.Ashoka Part 2
03-04-198852m - Ep 15
15.The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
10-04-198848m - Ep 16
16.The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
17-04-198851m - Ep 17
17.The Classical Age
24-04-198861m - Ep 18
18.Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
01-05-198847m - Ep 19
19.Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
08-05-198847m - Ep 20
20.Harshavardhana
15-05-198848m - Ep 21
21.Bhakti
22-05-198863m - Ep 22
22.The Chola Empire Part 1
29-05-198840m - Ep 23
23.The Chola Empire Part 2
05-06-198835m - Ep 24
24.The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
12-06-198848m - Ep 25
25.The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
19-06-198842m - Ep 26
26.The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
26-06-198846m - Ep 27
27.Synthesis
03-07-198860m - Ep 28
28.The Vijayanagar Empire
10-07-198860m - Ep 29
29.Feudalism
17-07-198843m - Ep 30
30.The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
24-07-198852m - Ep 31
31.Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
31-07-198850m - Ep 32
32.Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)
07-08-198860m - Ep 33
33.Akbar Part 2
14-08-198859m - Ep 34
34.Golden Hind
21-08-198854m - Ep 35
35.Aurangzeb Part 1
28-08-198843m - Ep 36
36.Aurangzeb Part 2
04-09-198840m - Ep 37
37.Shivaji Part 1
11-09-198854m - Ep 38
38.Shivaji Part 2
18-09-198853m - Ep 39
39.Company Bahadur (East India Company)
25-09-198858m - Ep 40
40.Tipu Sultan
02-10-198849m - Ep 41
41.The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
09-10-198859m - Ep 42
42.1857 Part 1
16-10-198860m - Ep 43
43.1857 Part 2
23-10-198855m - Ep 44
44.Indigo Revolt
30-10-198859m - Ep 45
45.Mahatma Phule
06-11-198853m - Ep 46
46.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
13-11-198848m - Ep 47
47.Vivekananda
20-11-198862m - Ep 48
48.Extremists and Moderates
27-11-198856m - Ep 49
49.And Gandhi Came Part 1
04-12-198850m - Ep 50
50.And Gandhi Came Part 2
11-12-198845m - Ep 51
51.Separatism
18-12-198852m - Ep 52
52.Do or Die
25-12-198854m - Ep 53
53.Epilogue
01-01-198963m
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