The Discovery of India — Season 1
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
About this season
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
Episodes (53)
1. Bharat Mata Ki Jai
Aired 3 January 1988 • 37 min
2. The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)
Aired 10 January 1988 • 44 min
3. The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
Aired 17 January 1988 • 53 min
4. Caste Formation
Aired 24 January 1988 • 46 min
5. Mahabharata Part 1
Aired 31 January 1988 • 49 min
6. Mahabharata Part 2
Aired 7 February 1988 • 44 min
7. Ramayana Part 1
Aired 14 February 1988 • 48 min
8. Ramayana Part 2
Aired 21 February 1988 • 45 min
9. Republics and Kingdoms
Aired 28 February 1988 • 38 min
10. Negation and Acceptance of Life
Aired 6 March 1988 • 57 min
11. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
Aired 13 March 1988 • 44 min
12. Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
Aired 20 March 1988 • 48 min
13. Ashoka Part 1
Aired 27 March 1988 • 42 min
14. Ashoka Part 2
Aired 3 April 1988 • 52 min
15. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
Aired 10 April 1988 • 48 min
16. The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
Aired 17 April 1988 • 51 min
17. The Classical Age
Aired 24 April 1988 • 61 min
18. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
Aired 1 May 1988 • 47 min
19. Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
Aired 8 May 1988 • 47 min
20. Harshavardhana
Aired 15 May 1988 • 48 min
21. Bhakti
Aired 22 May 1988 • 63 min
22. The Chola Empire Part 1
Aired 29 May 1988 • 40 min
23. The Chola Empire Part 2
Aired 5 June 1988 • 35 min
24. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
Aired 12 June 1988 • 48 min
25. The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
Aired 19 June 1988 • 42 min
26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
Aired 26 June 1988 • 46 min
27. Synthesis
Aired 3 July 1988 • 60 min
28. The Vijayanagar Empire
Aired 10 July 1988 • 60 min
29. Feudalism
Aired 17 July 1988 • 43 min
30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
Aired 24 July 1988 • 52 min
31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
Aired 31 July 1988 • 50 min
32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)
Aired 7 August 1988 • 60 min
33. Akbar Part 2
Aired 14 August 1988 • 59 min
34. Golden Hind
Aired 21 August 1988 • 54 min
35. Aurangzeb Part 1
Aired 28 August 1988 • 43 min
36. Aurangzeb Part 2
Aired 4 September 1988 • 40 min
37. Shivaji Part 1
Aired 11 September 1988 • 54 min
38. Shivaji Part 2
Aired 18 September 1988 • 53 min
39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)
Aired 25 September 1988 • 58 min
40. Tipu Sultan
Aired 2 October 1988 • 49 min
41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Aired 9 October 1988 • 59 min
42. 1857 Part 1
Aired 16 October 1988 • 60 min
43. 1857 Part 2
Aired 23 October 1988 • 55 min
44. Indigo Revolt
Aired 30 October 1988 • 59 min
45. Mahatma Phule
Aired 6 November 1988 • 53 min
46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Aired 13 November 1988 • 48 min
47. Vivekananda
Aired 20 November 1988 • 62 min
48. Extremists and Moderates
Aired 27 November 1988 • 56 min
49. And Gandhi Came Part 1
Aired 4 December 1988 • 50 min
50. And Gandhi Came Part 2
Aired 11 December 1988 • 45 min
51. Separatism
Aired 18 December 1988 • 52 min
52. Do or Die
Aired 25 December 1988 • 54 min
53. Epilogue
Aired 1 January 1989 • 63 min