Bharat ki Chhap – Season 1

Introduction

The episode sets up the intent of the films. We are introduced to the characters and narrators and understand the methods of knowing the past through material evidence. A glimpse of things to come, places to be visited and questions that will be explored are discussed.

The Stone Age

The Harappan Civilization

The Iron Age

The Age of Codification

Ayurveda & Astronomy

Mathematics & Temple Architecture

Synthesis and Growth

Stagnation & a Changing World

Colonialism & the Industrial Revolution

The Freedom Struggle & the Scientific Community

Independent India 1947 to the Present

Retrospect & Prospect