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Series

The Discovery of India

1988 · 1 season · 53 episodes · Ended · DD National

Documentary, Drama

TMDB 9.4 · 7 votes

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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

  • S01E01Bharat Mata Ki Jai1988-01-0337m
  • S01E02The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)1988-01-1044m
  • S01E03The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)1988-01-1753m
  • S01E04Caste Formation1988-01-2446m
  • S01E05Mahabharata Part 11988-01-3149m
  • S01E06Mahabharata Part 21988-02-0744m
  • S01E07Ramayana Part 11988-02-1448m
  • S01E08Ramayana Part 21988-02-2145m
  • S01E09Republics and Kingdoms1988-02-2838m
  • S01E10Negation and Acceptance of Life1988-03-0657m
  • S01E11Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 11988-03-1344m
  • S01E12Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 21988-03-2048m
  • S01E13Ashoka Part 11988-03-2742m
  • S01E14Ashoka Part 21988-04-0352m
  • S01E15The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 11988-04-1048m
  • S01E16The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 21988-04-1751m
  • S01E17The Classical Age1988-04-2461m
  • S01E18Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 11988-05-0147m
  • S01E19Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 21988-05-0847m
  • S01E20Harshavardhana1988-05-1548m
  • S01E21Bhakti1988-05-2263m
  • S01E22The Chola Empire Part 11988-05-2940m
  • S01E23The Chola Empire Part 21988-06-0535m
  • S01E24The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 11988-06-1248m
  • S01E25The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 21988-06-1942m
  • S01E26The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat1988-06-2646m
  • S01E27Synthesis1988-07-0360m
  • S01E28The Vijayanagar Empire1988-07-1060m
  • S01E29Feudalism1988-07-1743m
  • S01E30The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire1988-07-2452m
  • S01E31Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur1988-07-3150m
  • S01E32Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)1988-08-0760m
  • S01E33Akbar Part 21988-08-1459m
  • S01E34Golden Hind1988-08-2154m
  • S01E35Aurangzeb Part 11988-08-2843m
  • S01E36Aurangzeb Part 21988-09-0440m
  • S01E37Shivaji Part 11988-09-1154m
  • S01E38Shivaji Part 21988-09-1853m
  • S01E39Company Bahadur (East India Company)1988-09-2558m
  • S01E40Tipu Sultan1988-10-0249m
  • S01E41The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy1988-10-0959m
  • S01E421857 Part 11988-10-1660m
  • S01E431857 Part 21988-10-2355m
  • S01E44Indigo Revolt1988-10-3059m
  • S01E45Mahatma Phule1988-11-0653m
  • S01E46Sir Syed Ahmed Khan1988-11-1348m
  • S01E47Vivekananda1988-11-2062m
  • S01E48Extremists and Moderates1988-11-2756m
  • S01E49And Gandhi Came Part 11988-12-0450m
  • S01E50And Gandhi Came Part 21988-12-1145m
  • S01E51Separatism1988-12-1852m
  • S01E52Do or Die1988-12-2554m
  • S01E53Epilogue1989-01-0163m

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