The Story of India Director: Jeremy Jeffs Cast: Michael Wood
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- DVD Release Date: 03/10/2009
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Closed Caption; The Sights and Sounds of India
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Disc #1 -- The Story of India
1. Introduction [1:43]
2. The First Indians [9:10]
3. The Origins of Indian Civilization [9:43]
4. The First Indian Literature [6:13]
5. The Secret Code of the Rig Veda [14:29]
6. The Epic of India: Mahabharata [12:51]
7. Credits [:42]
1. Introduction [1:30]
2. Early Indian Society [11:11]
3. The Story of the Buddha [7:06]
4. "But All Things Must Past" [9:36]
5. Chandragupta Maurya [1:07]
6. Ashoka's Political Order [12:31]
7. Credits [11:07]
1. Introduction [1:45]
2. On the Spice Route [8:31]
3. "The Most Splendid Province On Earth" [10:27]
4. On the Silk Road [6:31]
5. Peshawar - The Garden City [11:51]
6. The Forgotten World of the Kushans [15:04]
7. Credits [:40]
Disc #2 -- The Story of India
1. Introduction [1:25]
2. The Story of Rama [8:08]
3. The Gupta Empire [9:18]
4. The Cholans [7:51]
5. Rajaraja [14:40]
6. The Festival of Light [12:46]
7. Credits [:41]
1. Introduction [1:14]
2. The Rise of Islam [10:36]
3. The Sultans of Dehli [11:41]
4. The Tale of Akbar [3:34]
5. The Age of Reason [7:19]
6. The Taj Mahal [5:50]
7. Credits [13:55]
1. Introduction [1:25]
2. The Last Invaders [7:42]
3. The Legacy of the British [9:58]
4. The Indian Mutiny [12:34]
5. Freedom Movement [9:03]
6. Gandhi and Today's India [13:27]
7. Credits [:41]
Editorial Reviews
Sixty years after Indian independence, British historian Michael Wood presents the tale of the world's oldest and most diverse civilization, as well as its largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India's population will overtake China's within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the U.S. in the 2030s. In this landmark six-part series for PBS and the BBC, Wood leads the viewer on a journey of sights, sounds, and achievements, from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass. From the Producers
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