Name: The Discovery of India
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 01 Jan 1989
Rating: 9.80
Cast: Roshan Seth

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jan 03, 1988

1 - 1

Bharat Mata Ki Jai Jan 03, 1988
1 - 2

The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization) Jan 10, 1988
1 - 3

The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda) Jan 17, 1988
1 - 4

Caste Formation Jan 24, 1988
1 - 5

Mahabharata Part 1 Jan 31, 1988
1 - 6

Mahabharata Part 2 Feb 07, 1988
1 - 7

Ramayana Part 1 Feb 14, 1988
1 - 8

Ramayana Part 2 Feb 21, 1988
1 - 9

Republics and Kingdoms Feb 28, 1988
1 - 10

Negation and Acceptance of Life Mar 06, 1988
1 - 11

Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1 Mar 13, 1988
1 - 12

Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2 Mar 20, 1988
1 - 13

Ashoka Part 1 Mar 27, 1988
1 - 14

Ashoka Part 2 Apr 03, 1988
1 - 15

The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1 Apr 10, 1988
1 - 16

The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2 Apr 17, 1988
1 - 17

The Classical Age Apr 24, 1988
1 - 18

Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1 May 01, 1988
1 - 19

Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2 May 08, 1988
1 - 20

Harshavardhana May 15, 1988
1 - 21

Bhakti May 22, 1988
1 - 22

The Chola Empire Part 1 May 29, 1988
1 - 23

The Chola Empire Part 2 Jun 05, 1988
1 - 24

The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1 Jun 12, 1988
1 - 25

The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2 Jun 19, 1988
1 - 26

The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat Jun 26, 1988
1 - 27

Synthesis Jul 03, 1988
1 - 28

The Vijayanagar Empire Jul 10, 1988
1 - 29

Feudalism Jul 17, 1988
1 - 30

The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire Jul 24, 1988
1 - 31

Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur Jul 31, 1988
1 - 32

Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi) Aug 07, 1988
1 - 33

Akbar Part 2 Aug 14, 1988
1 - 34

Golden Hind Aug 21, 1988
1 - 35

Aurangzeb Part 1 Aug 28, 1988
1 - 36

Aurangzeb Part 2 Sep 04, 1988
1 - 37

Shivaji Part 1 Sep 11, 1988
1 - 38

Shivaji Part 2 Sep 18, 1988
1 - 39

Company Bahadur (East India Company) Sep 25, 1988
1 - 40

Tipu Sultan Oct 02, 1988
1 - 41

The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy Oct 09, 1988
1 - 42

1857 Part 1 Oct 16, 1988
1 - 43

1857 Part 2 Oct 23, 1988
1 - 44

Indigo Revolt Oct 30, 1988
1 - 45

Mahatma Phule Nov 06, 1988
1 - 46

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Nov 13, 1988
1 - 47

Vivekananda Nov 20, 1988
1 - 48

Extremists and Moderates Nov 27, 1988
1 - 49

And Gandhi Came Part 1 Dec 04, 1988
1 - 50

And Gandhi Came Part 2 Dec 11, 1988
1 - 51

Separatism Dec 18, 1988
1 - 52

Do or Die Dec 25, 1988
1 - 53

Epilogue Jan 01, 1989

0 Season 0 Jan 03, 1988

0 - 1

Amir Khusro's Qawwali Jan 03, 1988
0 - 2

Nasadiya Sukta from Rigveda Jan 10, 1988
0 - 3

Ode To Water Jan 17, 1988
0 - 4

Poem from Tagore's Gitanjali Jan 24, 1988
0 - 5

Song Praising Indra I Jan 31, 1988

Overview

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.

Year 1989

Studio DD National, DD Metro

Director Jawaharlal Nehru, Shyam Benegal

Crew Jawaharlal Nehru (Book), Shyam Benegal (Director), Vasant Dev (Writer), Ashok Mishra (Writer), Sandeep Pendse (Writer), Shama Zaidi (Writer)

Popularity 13.1272

Language English, Hindi