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
03-01-198837 min
2.The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)
10-01-198844 min
3.The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
17-01-198853 min
4.Caste Formation
24-01-198846 min
5.Mahabharata Part 1
31-01-198849 min
6.Mahabharata Part 2
07-02-198844 min- Ep 7
7.Ramayana Part 1
14-02-198848 min - Ep 8
8.Ramayana Part 2
21-02-198845 min - Ep 9
9.Republics and Kingdoms
28-02-198838 min - Ep 10
10.Negation and Acceptance of Life
06-03-198857 min - Ep 11
11.Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
13-03-198844 min - Ep 12
12.Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
20-03-198848 min - Ep 13
13.Ashoka Part 1
27-03-198842 min - Ep 14
14.Ashoka Part 2
03-04-198852 min - Ep 15
15.The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
10-04-198848 min - Ep 16
16.The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
17-04-198851 min - Ep 17
17.The Classical Age
24-04-19881h 1m - Ep 18
18.Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
01-05-198847 min - Ep 19
19.Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
08-05-198847 min - Ep 20
20.Harshavardhana
15-05-198848 min - Ep 21
21.Bhakti
22-05-19881h 3m - Ep 22
22.The Chola Empire Part 1
29-05-198840 min - Ep 23
23.The Chola Empire Part 2
05-06-198835 min - Ep 24
24.The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
12-06-198848 min - Ep 25
25.The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
19-06-198842 min - Ep 26
26.The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
26-06-198846 min - Ep 27
27.Synthesis
03-07-19881h - Ep 28
28.The Vijayanagar Empire
10-07-19881h - Ep 29
29.Feudalism
17-07-198843 min - Ep 30
30.The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
24-07-198852 min - Ep 31
31.Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
31-07-198850 min - Ep 32
32.Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)
07-08-19881h - Ep 33
33.Akbar Part 2
14-08-198859 min - Ep 34
34.Golden Hind
21-08-198854 min - Ep 35
35.Aurangzeb Part 1
28-08-198843 min - Ep 36
36.Aurangzeb Part 2
04-09-198840 min - Ep 37
37.Shivaji Part 1
11-09-198854 min - Ep 38
38.Shivaji Part 2
18-09-198853 min - Ep 39
39.Company Bahadur (East India Company)
25-09-198858 min - Ep 40
40.Tipu Sultan
02-10-198849 min - Ep 41
41.The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
09-10-198859 min - Ep 42
42.1857 Part 1
16-10-19881h - Ep 43
43.1857 Part 2
23-10-198855 min - Ep 44
44.Indigo Revolt
30-10-198859 min - Ep 45
45.Mahatma Phule
06-11-198853 min - Ep 46
46.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
13-11-198848 min - Ep 47
47.Vivekananda
20-11-19881h 2m - Ep 48
48.Extremists and Moderates
27-11-198856 min - Ep 49
49.And Gandhi Came Part 1
04-12-198850 min - Ep 50
50.And Gandhi Came Part 2
11-12-198845 min - Ep 51
51.Separatism
18-12-198852 min - Ep 52
52.Do or Die
25-12-198854 min - Ep 53
53.Epilogue
01-01-19891h 3m
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