During early 90s Doordarshan came up with Bharat Ek Khoj TV serials which was based on the book Discovery of India written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. It was 53 episode television series that beautifully described the 5000 year history of India. The series was directed by famous Indian producer and director, Shyam Benegal. Pandit Nehru’s role was portrayed by Roshan Seth, who had previously portrayed Nehru in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi in 1982. With an amazing pictorial presentation of Roshan Seth and enchanting tough voice of Om Puri made this serial one of the classics of old Doordarshan. The Opening song of the series is actually a timeless hymn called Nasadiya Sukta from RigVeda, which talks about the origin of the universe. This serial is still regarded as the great source of knowledge about Indian history, philosophy and culture.

About Discovery of India ::

The Discovery of India was written by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942-1946 at Ahmednagar in the Ahmednagar Fort. In this book, Pandit Nehur provides a broad view of Indian history, philosophy and culture. It is regarded as masterpiece on the history of India.

Complete list of 53 episodes of Bharat Ek Khoj ::

1.Bharat Mata Ki Jai
2.The Beginnings
3.The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)
4.Caste Formation
5.Mahabharata Part 1
6.Mahabharata Part 2
7.Ramayana Part 1
8.Ramayana Part 2
9.Republics and Kingdoms
10.Negation and Acceptance of Life
11.Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1
12.Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
13.Ashoka Part 1
14.Ashoka Part 2
15.The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
16.The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
17.The Classical Age
18.Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
19.Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
20.Harshavardhana
21.Bhakti
22.The Chola Empire Part 1
23.The Chola Empire Part 2
24.The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1
25.The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2
26.The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat
27.Synthesis
28.The Vijayanagar Empire
29.Feudalism
30.The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
31.Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
32.Akbar Part 1 (Din-e-Ilahi)
33.Akbar Part 2
34.Golden Hind
35.Aurangzeb Part 1
36.Aurangzeb Part 2
37.Shivaji Part 1
38.Shivaji Part 2
39.Company Bahadur
40.Tipu Sultan
41.The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
42.1857 Part 1
43.1857 Part 2
44.Indigo Revolt
45.Mahatma Phule
46.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
47.Vivekananda
48.Extremists and Moderates
49.And Gandhi Came Part 1
50.And Gandhi Came Part 2
51.Separatism
52.Do or Die
53.Epilogue

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I strongly recommend this TV series to anyone interested in Indian History and Philosphy