The Discovery of India

The Discovery of India

1988 • 1 Season • 9.4 Ended
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

E1. Bharat Mata Ki Jai

37 min

E2. The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)

44 min

E3. The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)

53 min

E4. Caste Formation

46 min

E5. Mahabharata Part 1

49 min

E6. Mahabharata Part 2

44 min

E7. Ramayana Part 1

48 min

E8. Ramayana Part 2

45 min

E9. Republics and Kingdoms

38 min

E10. Negation and Acceptance of Life

57 min

E11. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1

44 min

E12. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2

48 min

E13. Ashoka Part 1

42 min

E14. Ashoka Part 2

52 min

E15. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1

48 min

E16. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2

51 min

E17. The Classical Age

61 min

E18. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1

47 min

E19. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2

47 min

E20. Harshavardhana

48 min

E21. Bhakti

63 min

E22. The Chola Empire Part 1

40 min

E23. The Chola Empire Part 2

35 min

E24. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1

48 min

E25. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2

42 min

E26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat

46 min

E27. Synthesis

60 min

E28. The Vijayanagar Empire

60 min

E29. Feudalism

43 min

E30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire

52 min

E31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur

50 min

E32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)

60 min

E33. Akbar Part 2

59 min

E34. Golden Hind

54 min

E35. Aurangzeb Part 1

43 min

E36. Aurangzeb Part 2

40 min

E37. Shivaji Part 1

54 min

E38. Shivaji Part 2

53 min

E39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)

58 min

E40. Tipu Sultan

49 min

E41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

59 min

E42. 1857 Part 1

60 min

E43. 1857 Part 2

55 min

E44. Indigo Revolt

59 min

E45. Mahatma Phule

53 min

E46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

48 min

E47. Vivekananda

62 min

E48. Extremists and Moderates

56 min

E49. And Gandhi Came Part 1

50 min

E50. And Gandhi Came Part 2

45 min

E51. Separatism

52 min

E52. Do or Die

54 min

E53. Epilogue

63 min

Cast

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Jawaharlal Nehru

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