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The Discovery of India (1988)
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.
The Discovery of India: Season 1 - 53 Episode s
1x1 - Bharat Mata Ki Jai
January 3, 1988
1x2 - The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)
January 10, 1988
1x3 - The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
January 17, 1988
1x4 - Caste Formation
January 24, 1988
1x5 - Mahabharata Part 1
January 31, 1988
1x6 - Mahabharata Part 2
February 7, 1988
1x7 - Ramayana Part 1
February 14, 1988
1x8 - Ramayana Part 2
February 21, 1988
1x9 - Republics and Kingdoms
February 28, 1988
1x10 - Negation and Acceptance of Life
March 6, 1988
1x11 - Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
March 13, 1988
1x12 - Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
March 20, 1988
1x13 - Ashoka Part 1
March 27, 1988
1x14 - Ashoka Part 2
April 3, 1988
1x15 - The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
April 10, 1988
1x16 - The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
April 17, 1988
1x17 - The Classical Age
April 24, 1988
1x18 - Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
May 1, 1988
1x19 - Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
May 8, 1988
1x20 - Harshavardhana
May 15, 1988
1x21 - Bhakti
May 22, 1988
1x22 - The Chola Empire Part 1
May 29, 1988
1x23 - The Chola Empire Part 2
June 5, 1988
1x24 - The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
June 12, 1988
1x25 - The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
June 19, 1988
1x26 - The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
June 26, 1988
1x27 - Synthesis
July 3, 1988
1x28 - The Vijayanagar Empire
July 10, 1988
1x29 - Feudalism
July 17, 1988
1x30 - The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
July 24, 1988
1x31 - Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
July 31, 1988
1x32 - Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)
August 7, 1988
1x33 - Akbar Part 2
August 14, 1988
1x34 - Golden Hind
August 21, 1988
1x35 - Aurangzeb Part 1
August 28, 1988
1x36 - Aurangzeb Part 2
September 4, 1988
1x37 - Shivaji Part 1
September 11, 1988
1x38 - Shivaji Part 2
September 18, 1988
1x39 - Company Bahadur (East India Company)
September 25, 1988
1x40 - Tipu Sultan
October 2, 1988
1x41 - The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
October 9, 1988
1x42 - 1857 Part 1
October 16, 1988
1x43 - 1857 Part 2
October 23, 1988
1x44 - Indigo Revolt
October 30, 1988
1x45 - Mahatma Phule
November 6, 1988
1x46 - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
November 13, 1988
1x47 - Vivekananda
November 20, 1988
1x48 - Extremists and Moderates
November 27, 1988
1x49 - And Gandhi Came Part 1
December 4, 1988
1x50 - And Gandhi Came Part 2
December 11, 1988
1x51 - Separatism
December 18, 1988
1x52 - Do or Die
December 25, 1988
1x53 - Epilogue
January 1, 1989