![]() ![]() ![]() It is evident that more emphasis is placed on social and economic moorings. ![]() There were some episodes with more philosophical value rather than historical like one in which India law on parentage is illustrated by a boy being branded shudra though his mother was a vaisya, his biological father a Brahman and his adopted father was a kshatriya king or the one involving Ashoka's brother and how he turns to become a Buddhist monk. Costumes of all the ages have been captured very efficiently and some of the episodes are my favorite like one on civil disobedience in 1930, quit India in 1942, Shivaji one ( It is the only televised account of Shivaji in which his conflicts with local Hindu chieftains are shown). Title song are a simple version of verses of Rigveda and anyone who keeps on branding Veda communal will have an idea of deep philosophy inherent in them by listening to these samples. It has a characteristic Shyam benegal style of concentrating on mental conflicts rather than showing war details or opulence of courts. While Seth enacted the part of Nehru as the story-teller at key points in every episode, Om Puri provided the narration.This series has been telecast-ed many times on Doordarshan and is a must for any student of Indain History. Pandit Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth, who had previously portrayed Nehru in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi in 1982. The star cast included Om Puri and Roshan Seth. It is a series of explorations into the different periods of Indian history and was made in 1988 by the writer, director and producer Shyam Benegal with Cinematographer V.K.Murthy This series was telecast on Doordarshan. The series that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. Bharat Ek Khoj ( Hindi: भारत एक खोज, Urdu: بھارت ایک کھوج, English: Discovery of India) is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book of the same title by Jawaharlal Nehru. ![]()
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