The Discovery of India
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Ended
Documentary
Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 53
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 1988-01-03
Last EP | 1989-01-01
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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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Season List
season 1 || The Discovery Of India
Relesed on | 1988-01-03
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
1
Bharat Mata Ki Jai
1988-01-03
2
The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)
1988-01-10
3
The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
1988-01-17
4
Caste Formation
1988-01-24
5
Mahabharata Part 1
1988-01-31
6
Mahabharata Part 2
1988-02-07
7
Ramayana Part 1
1988-02-14
8
Ramayana Part 2
1988-02-21
9
Republics and Kingdoms
1988-02-28
10
Negation and Acceptance of Life
1988-03-06
11
Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
1988-03-13
12
Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
1988-03-20
13
Ashoka Part 1
1988-03-27
14
Ashoka Part 2
1988-04-03
15
The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
1988-04-10
16
The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
1988-04-17
17
The Classical Age
1988-04-24
18
Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
1988-05-01
19
Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
1988-05-08
20
Harshavardhana
1988-05-15
21
Bhakti
1988-05-22
22
The Chola Empire Part 1
1988-05-29
23
The Chola Empire Part 2
1988-06-05
24
The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
1988-06-12
25
The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
1988-06-19
26
The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
1988-06-26
27
Synthesis
1988-07-03
28
The Vijayanagar Empire
1988-07-10
29
Feudalism
1988-07-17
30
The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
1988-07-24
31
Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
1988-07-31
32
Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)
1988-08-07
33
Akbar Part 2
1988-08-14
34
Golden Hind
1988-08-21
35
Aurangzeb Part 1
1988-08-28
36
Aurangzeb Part 2
1988-09-04
37
Shivaji Part 1
1988-09-11
38
Shivaji Part 2
1988-09-18
39
Company Bahadur (East India Company)
1988-09-25
40
Tipu Sultan
1988-10-02
41
The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1988-10-09
42
1857 Part 1
1988-10-16
43
1857 Part 2
1988-10-23
44
Indigo Revolt
1988-10-30
45
Mahatma Phule
1988-11-06
46
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
1988-11-13
47
Vivekananda
1988-11-20
48
Extremists and Moderates
1988-11-27
49
And Gandhi Came Part 1
1988-12-04
50
And Gandhi Came Part 2
1988-12-11
51
Separatism
1988-12-18
52
Do or Die
1988-12-25
53
Epilogue
1989-01-01
CAST
charactor: Jawaharlal Nehru
Original: Roshan Seth
Total EP: 53
charactor: Ashoka
Original: Om Puri
Total EP: 22
charactor: Laxman
Original: Ravi Jhankal
Total EP: 17
charactor: Gangamma
Original: Ila Arun
Total EP: 12
charactor: Vidur
Original: K.K. Raina
Total EP: 12
charactor: Sumantra
Original: Anang Desai
Total EP: 12
charactor: Shakatara
Original: Vijay Kashyap
Total EP: 11
charactor: Arjun
Original: Lalit Tiwari
Total EP: 11
charactor: Ramaraya
Original: Salim Ghouse
Total EP: 10
charactor: Ab'ul Fazal
Original: Pankaj Berry
Total EP: 10
charactor: Wellesly
Original: John Holyer
Total EP: 10
charactor: Dhrutarashtra
Original: Aanjjan Srivastav
Total EP: 9
charactor: Kannaki
Original: Pallavi Joshi
Total EP: 9
charactor: Ashwalayan
Original: Devendra Malhotra
Total EP: 8
charactor: Malayaketu
Original: Irrfan Khan
Total EP: 7
charactor: Birbal
Original: Veerendra Saxena
Total EP: 7
charactor: Sukhvihara
Original: Achyut Potdar
Total EP: 7
charactor: Bhatt
Original: Sudhir Kulkarni
Total EP: 7
charactor: Chairman
Original: Tom Alter
Total EP: 7
charactor: Tantya Tope
Original: Surendra Sharma
Total EP: 6
charactor: Nadira
Original: Aparajita Krishna
Total EP: 6
charactor: Street Singer (Saint Poet Basavanna)
Original: Ravi Khemu
Total EP: 6
charactor: Shahbaz Khan
Original: Ved Thappar
Total EP: 6
charactor: Lingamma
Original: Mansi Upadhyay
Total EP: 5
charactor: Tissa
Original: Lucky Ali
Total EP: 5
charactor: Lala Makhanlal
Original: Harish Patel
Total EP: 5
charactor: Yudhishthir
Original: Ahmed Khan
Total EP: 5
charactor: Dronacharya
Original: Vishnu Sharma
Total EP: 4
charactor: Miyan Bhuva
Original: Mushtaq Khan
Total EP: 4
charactor: Alissa
Original: Rakesh Srivastava
Total EP: 4
charactor: Uma Shankar
Original: Mahendra Raghuvanshi
Total EP: 4
charactor: Narayana
Original: Akhilendra Mishra
Total EP: 4
charactor: Man Singh
Original: Surendra Pal
Total EP: 4
charactor: Mahmud Ghazni
Original: Ahmed Khan
Total EP: 4
charactor: Soldier-3
Original: Murlidhar
Total EP: 4
charactor: Maharaja Mangal Singh
Original: Ashok Banthia
Total EP: 4
charactor: Vishnu Pant
Original: Mohan Gokhale
Total EP: 4
charactor: Roshan Ara
Original: Sohaila Kapur
Total EP: 4
charactor: Jain Muni
Original: Akhil Mishra
Total EP: 3
charactor: Suvasini
Original: Mita Vashisht
Total EP: 3
CREW
Shyam Benegal
Director
Directing
Vasant Dev
Writer
Writing
Suneel Shanbaag
Writer
Writing
Sandeep Pendse
Writer
Writing
Shama Zaidi
Writer
Writing
Ashok Mishra
Writer
Writing
Jawaharlal Nehru
Book
Writing
Gulan Kripalani
Writer
Writing
Iqtidar Alam Khan
Writer
Writing
Javed Siddiqui
Writer
Writing
Govind P. Deshpande
Writer
Writing
Deenbandhu Mitra
Theatre Play
Writing
Lal Behari Dey
Book
Writing
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney