The Discovery of India(TV show/series, 1988-1989)

Name: The Discovery of India
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 1988

Original title: "Bharat Ek Khoj" (Hindi/HI)

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 53 episodes

Rating: 4.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Bharat Ek Khoj (lit. 'India: An Exploration') is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru that covers a 5,000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence from the British in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Shama Zaidi co-wrote the script. Its cast included Om Puri, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Jawaharlal Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth, the same role he portrayed in the film Gandhi. Production designer Nitish Roy with assistants Samir Chanda and Nitin Desai built 144 sets. ()

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About The Discovery of India

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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The Discovery of India Seasons and Episodes

01/03/1988The Discovery Of India - 53 episodes

The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.

#1 | 01/03/1988Bharat Mata Ki Jai

#2 | 01/10/1988The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)

#3 | 01/17/1988The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)

#4 | 01/24/1988Caste Formation

#5 | 01/31/1988Mahabharata Part 1

#6 | 02/07/1988Mahabharata Part 2

#7 | 02/14/1988Ramayana Part 1

#8 | 02/21/1988Ramayana Part 2

#9 | 02/28/1988Republics and Kingdoms

#10 | 03/06/1988Negation and Acceptance of Life

#11 | 03/13/1988Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1

#12 | 03/20/1988Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2

#13 | 03/27/1988Ashoka Part 1

#14 | 04/03/1988Ashoka Part 2

#15 | 04/10/1988The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1

#16 | 04/17/1988The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2

#17 | 04/24/1988The Classical Age

#18 | 05/01/1988Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1

#19 | 05/08/1988Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2

#20 | 05/15/1988Harshavardhana

#21 | 05/22/1988Bhakti

#22 | 05/29/1988The Chola Empire Part 1

#23 | 06/05/1988The Chola Empire Part 2

#24 | 06/12/1988The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1

#25 | 06/19/1988The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2

#26 | 06/26/1988The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat

#27 | 07/03/1988Synthesis

#28 | 07/10/1988The Vijayanagar Empire

#29 | 07/17/1988Feudalism

#30 | 07/24/1988The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire

#31 | 07/31/1988Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur

#32 | 08/07/1988Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)

#33 | 08/14/1988Akbar Part 2

#34 | 08/21/1988Golden Hind

#35 | 08/28/1988Aurangzeb Part 1

#36 | 09/04/1988Aurangzeb Part 2

#37 | 09/11/1988Shivaji Part 1

#38 | 09/18/1988Shivaji Part 2

#39 | 09/25/1988Company Bahadur (East India Company)

#40 | 10/02/1988Tipu Sultan

#41 | 10/09/1988The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

#42 | 10/16/19881857 Part 1

#43 | 10/23/19881857 Part 2

#44 | 10/30/1988Indigo Revolt

#45 | 11/06/1988Mahatma Phule

#46 | 11/13/1988Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

#47 | 11/20/1988Vivekananda

#48 | 11/27/1988Extremists and Moderates

#49 | 12/04/1988And Gandhi Came Part 1

#50 | 12/11/1988And Gandhi Came Part 2

#51 | 12/18/1988Separatism

#52 | 12/25/1988Do or Die

#53 | 01/01/1989Epilogue

01/03/1988Specials - 5 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: India

Based on: "The Discovery of India" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Doordarshan

Original language: Hindi (HI)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Hindi (HI)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/03/1988

Last episode released on: 01/01/1989

Cast: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Tom Alter, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Naseeruddin Shah, Lucky Ali, Seema Kelkar, Mita Vashisht, Pallavi Joshi, Aanjjan Srivastav, Ila Arun, Irrfan Khan

Narrator: Om Puri

Creator: Shyam Benegal

Screenwriter: Shyam Benegal, Shama Zaidi, Vasant Dev

Director of Photography: V. K. Murthy

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