The Discovery of India

The Discovery of India (1988)

★ 9.4 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.

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Episodes

SpecialsSeason 1
  1. 1 1. Bharat Mata Ki Jai1988-01-03 · 37m
  2. 2 2. The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)1988-01-10 · 44m
  3. 3 3. The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)1988-01-17 · 53m
  4. 4 4. Caste Formation1988-01-24 · 46m
  5. 5 5. Mahabharata Part 11988-01-31 · 49m
  6. 6 6. Mahabharata Part 21988-02-07 · 44m
  7. 7 7. Ramayana Part 11988-02-14 · 48m
  8. 8 8. Ramayana Part 21988-02-21 · 45m
  9. 9 9. Republics and Kingdoms1988-02-28 · 38m
  10. 10 10. Negation and Acceptance of Life1988-03-06 · 57m
  11. 11 11. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 11988-03-13 · 44m
  12. 12 12. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 21988-03-20 · 48m
  13. 13 13. Ashoka Part 11988-03-27 · 42m
  14. 14 14. Ashoka Part 21988-04-03 · 52m
  15. 15 15. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 11988-04-10 · 48m
  16. 16 16. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 21988-04-17 · 51m
  17. 17 17. The Classical Age1988-04-24 · 1h 1m
  18. 18 18. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 11988-05-01 · 47m
  19. 19 19. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 21988-05-08 · 47m
  20. 20 20. Harshavardhana1988-05-15 · 48m
  21. 21 21. Bhakti1988-05-22 · 1h 3m
  22. 22 22. The Chola Empire Part 11988-05-29 · 40m
  23. 23 23. The Chola Empire Part 21988-06-05 · 35m
  24. 24 24. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 11988-06-12 · 48m
  25. 25 25. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 21988-06-19 · 42m
  26. 26 26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat1988-06-26 · 46m
  27. 27 27. Synthesis1988-07-03 · 1h 0m
  28. 28 28. The Vijayanagar Empire1988-07-10 · 1h 0m
  29. 29 29. Feudalism1988-07-17 · 43m
  30. 30 30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire1988-07-24 · 52m
  31. 31 31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur1988-07-31 · 50m
  32. 32 32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)1988-08-07 · 1h 0m
  33. 33 33. Akbar Part 21988-08-14 · 59m
  34. 34 34. Golden Hind1988-08-21 · 54m
  35. 35 35. Aurangzeb Part 11988-08-28 · 43m
  36. 36 36. Aurangzeb Part 21988-09-04 · 40m
  37. 37 37. Shivaji Part 11988-09-11 · 54m
  38. 38 38. Shivaji Part 21988-09-18 · 53m
  39. 39 39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)1988-09-25 · 58m
  40. 40 40. Tipu Sultan1988-10-02 · 49m
  41. 41 41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy1988-10-09 · 59m
  42. 42 42. 1857 Part 11988-10-16 · 1h 0m
  43. 43 43. 1857 Part 21988-10-23 · 55m
  44. 44 44. Indigo Revolt1988-10-30 · 59m
  45. 45 45. Mahatma Phule1988-11-06 · 53m
  46. 46 46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan1988-11-13 · 48m
  47. 47 47. Vivekananda1988-11-20 · 1h 2m
  48. 48 48. Extremists and Moderates1988-11-27 · 56m
  49. 49 49. And Gandhi Came Part 11988-12-04 · 50m
  50. 50 50. And Gandhi Came Part 21988-12-11 · 45m
  51. 51 51. Separatism1988-12-18 · 52m
  52. 52 52. Do or Die1988-12-25 · 54m
  53. 53 53. Epilogue1989-01-01 · 1h 3m

Cast

Roshan SethJawaharlal Nehru

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