• Air date: 03 Jan '88 53 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (53)
    • 26. The Delhi Sultanate and Padmavat

      26 Jun '88
    • 27. Synthesis

      03 Jul '88
    • 28. The Vijayanagar Empire

      10 Jul '88
    • 29. Feudalism

      17 Jul '88
    • 30. The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire

      24 Jul '88
    • 31. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur

      31 Jul '88
    • 32. Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)

      07 Aug '88
    • 33. Akbar Part 2

      14 Aug '88
    • 34. Golden Hind

      21 Aug '88
    • 35. Aurangzeb Part 1

      28 Aug '88
    • 36. Aurangzeb Part 2

      04 Sep '88
    • 37. Shivaji Part 1

      11 Sep '88
    • 38. Shivaji Part 2

      18 Sep '88
    • 39. Company Bahadur (East India Company)

      25 Sep '88
    • 40. Tipu Sultan

      02 Oct '88
    • 41. The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

      09 Oct '88
    • 42. 1857 Part 1

      16 Oct '88
    • 43. 1857 Part 2

      23 Oct '88
    • 44. Indigo Revolt

      30 Oct '88
    • 45. Mahatma Phule

      06 Nov '88
    • 46. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

      13 Nov '88
    • 47. Vivekananda

      20 Nov '88
    • 48. Extremists and Moderates

      27 Nov '88
    • 49. And Gandhi Came Part 1

      04 Dec '88
    • 50. And Gandhi Came Part 2

      11 Dec '88