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The Discovery of India

Bharat Ek Khoj

19881 SEASON53 Episodes53/53 historically placedIMDb 9.0/10 · 840 votes

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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SERIES-LEVEL HISTORY

3000 p.n.e. → 1947

Series-level placement confidence: high. Importance: 3/5.

Type
series
Historical relation
Direct Depiction
Accuracy
4/5
Seasons
1
Episodes
53
Episode coverage
53/53
Historical links
0
EPISODE HIERARCHY

Seasons & episodes

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

S01E01 · 1988-01-03

Bharat Mata Ki Jai

1857 → 1947high placement
37 min · Open episode profile →
S01E02 · 1988-01-10

The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)

1857 → 1947high placement
44 min · Open episode profile →
S01E03 · 1988-01-17

The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)

1857 → 1947high placement
53 min · Open episode profile →
S01E04 · 1988-01-24

Caste Formation

1857 → 1947high placement
46 min · Open episode profile →
S01E05 · 1988-01-31

Mahabharata Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
49 min · Open episode profile →
S01E06 · 1988-02-07

Mahabharata Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
44 min · Open episode profile →
NO STILL
S01E07 · 1988-02-14

Ramayana Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
48 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E08 · 1988-02-21

Ramayana Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
45 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E09 · 1988-02-28

Republics and Kingdoms

1857 → 1947high placement
38 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E10 · 1988-03-06

Negation and Acceptance of Life

1857 → 1947high placement
57 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E11 · 1988-03-13

Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
44 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E12 · 1988-03-20

Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
48 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E13 · 1988-03-27

Ashoka Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
42 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E14 · 1988-04-03

Ashoka Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
52 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E15 · 1988-04-10

The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
48 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E16 · 1988-04-17

The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
51 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E17 · 1988-04-24

The Classical Age

1857 → 1947high placement
61 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E18 · 1988-05-01

Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
47 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E19 · 1988-05-08

Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
47 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E20 · 1988-05-15

Harshavardhana

1857 → 1947high placement
48 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E21 · 1988-05-22

Bhakti

1857 → 1947high placement
63 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E22 · 1988-05-29

The Chola Empire Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
40 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E23 · 1988-06-05

The Chola Empire Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
35 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E24 · 1988-06-12

The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
48 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E25 · 1988-06-19

The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
42 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E26 · 1988-06-26

The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat

1857 → 1947high placement
46 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E27 · 1988-07-03

Synthesis

1857 → 1947high placement
60 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E28 · 1988-07-10

The Vijayanagar Empire

1857 → 1947high placement
60 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E29 · 1988-07-17

Feudalism

1857 → 1947high placement
43 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E30 · 1988-07-24

The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire

1857 → 1947high placement
52 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E31 · 1988-07-31

Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur

1857 → 1947high placement
50 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E32 · 1988-08-07

Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)

1857 → 1947high placement
60 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E33 · 1988-08-14

Akbar Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
59 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E34 · 1988-08-21

Golden Hind

1857 → 1947high placement
54 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E35 · 1988-08-28

Aurangzeb Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
43 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E36 · 1988-09-04

Aurangzeb Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
40 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E37 · 1988-09-11

Shivaji Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
54 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E38 · 1988-09-18

Shivaji Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
53 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E39 · 1988-09-25

Company Bahadur (East India Company)

1857 → 1947high placement
58 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E40 · 1988-10-02

Tipu Sultan

1857 → 1947high placement
49 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E41 · 1988-10-09

The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

1857 → 1947high placement
59 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E42 · 1988-10-16

1857 Part 1

1857high placement
60 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E43 · 1988-10-23

1857 Part 2

1857high placement
55 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E44 · 1988-10-30

Indigo Revolt

1857 → 1947high placement
59 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E45 · 1988-11-06

Mahatma Phule

1857 → 1947high placement
53 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E46 · 1988-11-13

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

1857 → 1947high placement
48 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E47 · 1988-11-20

Vivekananda

1857 → 1947high placement
62 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E48 · 1988-11-27

Extremists and Moderates

1857 → 1947high placement
56 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E49 · 1988-12-04

And Gandhi Came Part 1

1857 → 1947high placement
50 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E50 · 1988-12-11

And Gandhi Came Part 2

1857 → 1947high placement
45 min · Open episode profile →
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S01E51 · 1988-12-18

Separatism

1857 → 1947high placement
52 min · Open episode profile →
NO STILL
S01E52 · 1988-12-25

Do or Die

1857 → 1947high placement
54 min · Open episode profile →
NO STILL
S01E53 · 1989-01-01

Epilogue

1857 → 1947high placement
63 min · Open episode profile →
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