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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Roshan Seth
Jawaharlal Nehru
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53 episodes • 1988
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharat Mata Ki Jai | Jan 3, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization) | Jan 10, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda) | Jan 17, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Caste Formation | Jan 24, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mahabharata Part 1 | Jan 31, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mahabharata Part 2 | Feb 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ramayana Part 1 | Feb 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ramayana Part 2 | Feb 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Republics and Kingdoms | Feb 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Negation and Acceptance of Life | Mar 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1 | Mar 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2 | Mar 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ashoka Part 1 | Mar 27, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ashoka Part 2 | Apr 3, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1 | Apr 10, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2 | Apr 17, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Classical Age | Apr 24, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1 | May 1, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2 | May 8, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Harshavardhana | May 15, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bhakti | May 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Chola Empire Part 1 | May 29, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Chola Empire Part 2 | Jun 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1 | Jun 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2 | Jun 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat | Jun 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Synthesis | Jul 3, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Vijayanagar Empire | Jul 10, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Feudalism | Jul 17, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire | Jul 24, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur | Jul 31, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi) | Aug 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Akbar Part 2 | Aug 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Golden Hind | Aug 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Aurangzeb Part 1 | Aug 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Aurangzeb Part 2 | Sep 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Shivaji Part 1 | Sep 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Shivaji Part 2 | Sep 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Company Bahadur (East India Company) | Sep 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Tipu Sultan | Oct 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 41 | The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy | Oct 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 42 | 1857 Part 1 | Oct 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 43 | 1857 Part 2 | Oct 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Indigo Revolt | Oct 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Mahatma Phule | Nov 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan | Nov 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Vivekananda | Nov 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Extremists and Moderates | Nov 27, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 49 | And Gandhi Came Part 1 | Dec 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 50 | And Gandhi Came Part 2 | Dec 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Separatism | Dec 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Do or Die | Dec 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Epilogue | Jan 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
