Series·1988·1 season

The Discovery of India

DocumentaryDrama

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.

Created by Shyam Benegal, Jawaharlal Nehru

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Bharat Mata Ki JaiE1 · 37 min
The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)E2 · 44 min
The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)E3 · 53 min
Caste FormationE4 · 46 min
Mahabharata Part 1E5 · 49 min
Mahabharata Part 2E6 · 44 min
Ramayana Part 1E7 · 48 min
Ramayana Part 2E8 · 45 min
Republics and KingdomsE9 · 38 min
Negation and Acceptance of LifeE10 · 57 min
Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1E11 · 44 min
Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2E12 · 48 min
Ashoka Part 1E13 · 42 min
Ashoka Part 2E14 · 52 min
The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1E15 · 48 min
The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2E16 · 51 min
The Classical AgeE17 · 61 min
Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1E18 · 47 min
Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2E19 · 47 min
HarshavardhanaE20 · 48 min
BhaktiE21 · 63 min
The Chola Empire Part 1E22 · 40 min
The Chola Empire Part 2E23 · 35 min
The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1E24 · 48 min
The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2E25 · 42 min
The Delhi Sultanate and PadmavatE26 · 46 min
SynthesisE27 · 60 min
The Vijayanagar EmpireE28 · 60 min
FeudalismE29 · 43 min
The Fall of the Vijayanagar EmpireE30 · 52 min
Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and BaburE31 · 50 min
Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)E32 · 60 min
Akbar Part 2E33 · 59 min
Golden HindE34 · 54 min
Aurangzeb Part 1E35 · 43 min
Aurangzeb Part 2E36 · 40 min
Shivaji Part 1E37 · 54 min
Shivaji Part 2E38 · 53 min
Company Bahadur (East India Company)E39 · 58 min
Tipu SultanE40 · 49 min
The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan RoyE41 · 59 min
1857 Part 1E42 · 60 min
1857 Part 2E43 · 55 min
Indigo RevoltE44 · 59 min
Mahatma PhuleE45 · 53 min
Sir Syed Ahmed KhanE46 · 48 min
VivekanandaE47 · 62 min
Extremists and ModeratesE48 · 56 min
And Gandhi Came Part 1E49 · 50 min
And Gandhi Came Part 2E50 · 45 min
SeparatismE51 · 52 min
Do or DieE52 · 54 min
EpilogueE53 · 63 min

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Roshan Seth
Roshan SethJawaharlal Nehru

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