The Discovery of India

1988 · 1 season · — · ★ 9.4

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

Season

E1
1. Bharat Mata Ki Jai
1988 · 37m
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E2
2. The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)
1988 · 44m
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E3
3. The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
1988 · 53m
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E4
4. Caste Formation
1988 · 46m
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E5
5. Mahabharata Part 1
1988 · 49m
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E6
6. Mahabharata Part 2
1988 · 44m
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E7
7. Ramayana Part 1
1988 · 48m
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E8
8. Ramayana Part 2
1988 · 45m
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E9
9. Republics and Kingdoms
1988 · 38m
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E10
10. Negation and Acceptance of Life
1988 · 57m
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E11
11. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
1988 · 44m
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E12
12. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
1988 · 48m
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E13
13. Ashoka Part 1
1988 · 42m
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E14
14. Ashoka Part 2
1988 · 52m
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E15
15. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
1988 · 48m
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16. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
1988 · 51m
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E17
17. The Classical Age
1988 · 1h 1m
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E18
18. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
1988 · 47m
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E19
19. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
1988 · 47m
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20. Harshavardhana
1988 · 48m
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E21
21. Bhakti
1988 · 1h 3m
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E22
22. The Chola Empire Part 1
1988 · 40m
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E23
23. The Chola Empire Part 2
1988 · 35m
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E24
24. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
1988 · 48m
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E25
25. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
1988 · 42m
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E26
26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
1988 · 46m
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E27
27. Synthesis
1988 · 1h 0m
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E28
28. The Vijayanagar Empire
1988 · 1h 0m
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E29
29. Feudalism
1988 · 43m
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E30
30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
1988 · 52m
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E31
31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
1988 · 50m
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E32
32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)
1988 · 1h 0m
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E33
33. Akbar Part 2
1988 · 59m
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E34
34. Golden Hind
1988 · 54m
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35. Aurangzeb Part 1
1988 · 43m
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E36
36. Aurangzeb Part 2
1988 · 40m
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E37
37. Shivaji Part 1
1988 · 54m
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E38
38. Shivaji Part 2
1988 · 53m
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E39
39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)
1988 · 58m
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E40
40. Tipu Sultan
1988 · 49m
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E41
41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1988 · 59m
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E42
42. 1857 Part 1
1988 · 1h 0m
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E43
43. 1857 Part 2
1988 · 55m
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E44
44. Indigo Revolt
1988 · 59m
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E45
45. Mahatma Phule
1988 · 53m
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E46
46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
1988 · 48m
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E47
47. Vivekananda
1988 · 1h 2m
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E48
48. Extremists and Moderates
1988 · 56m
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E49
49. And Gandhi Came Part 1
1988 · 50m
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E50
50. And Gandhi Came Part 2
1988 · 45m
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E51
51. Separatism
1988 · 52m
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E52
52. Do or Die
1988 · 54m
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E53
53. Epilogue
1989 · 1h 3m
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Cast

Roshan Seth

Jawaharlal Nehru

The Discovery of India

Episodes

1. Bharat Mata Ki Jai

2. The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)

3. The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)

4. Caste Formation

5. Mahabharata Part 1

6. Mahabharata Part 2

7. Ramayana Part 1

8. Ramayana Part 2

9. Republics and Kingdoms

10. Negation and Acceptance of Life

11. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1

12. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2

13. Ashoka Part 1

14. Ashoka Part 2

15. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1

16. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2

17. The Classical Age

18. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1

19. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2

20. Harshavardhana

21. Bhakti

22. The Chola Empire Part 1

23. The Chola Empire Part 2

24. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1

25. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2

26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat

27. Synthesis

28. The Vijayanagar Empire

29. Feudalism

30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire

31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur

32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)

33. Akbar Part 2

34. Golden Hind

35. Aurangzeb Part 1

36. Aurangzeb Part 2

37. Shivaji Part 1

38. Shivaji Part 2

39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)

40. Tipu Sultan

41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

42. 1857 Part 1

43. 1857 Part 2

44. Indigo Revolt

45. Mahatma Phule

46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

47. Vivekananda

48. Extremists and Moderates

49. And Gandhi Came Part 1

50. And Gandhi Came Part 2

51. Separatism

52. Do or Die

53. Epilogue

Cast