A huge time span has been depicted on the screen.
It brings to life the history of India from the earliest times known- Indus Valley Civilization to the Aryans to the present day India, covering epics like Ramayan, Mahabharat and works of Kalidas.
#Bharat ek khoj title song meaning series#
It was and still remains one of the notable TV series of India. This is an impressive presentation made in the eighties, of the history of India based on a book. Music of Vanraj Bhatia gave whole production cinematic value rather than being a mere documentary series. Now this may be depiction of Portuguese Mughal conflict for trade interests or an episode where small songs for each of six seasons were sung in traditional tones. 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. This series has been telecast-ed many times on Doordarshan and is a must for any student of Indain History.
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