The Discovery of India: Season 1 (The Discovery Of India)

This season started on January 3, 1988. The table lists episodes with recorded air dates up to September 28, 2026.

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Ep	Title and air date	My place
1	Bharat Mata Ki JaiJanuary 3, 1988 · 37 min
2	The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)January 10, 1988 · 44 min
3	The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)January 17, 1988 · 53 min
4	Caste FormationJanuary 24, 1988 · 46 min
5	Mahabharata Part 1January 31, 1988 · 49 min
6	Mahabharata Part 2February 7, 1988 · 44 min
7	Ramayana Part 1February 14, 1988 · 48 min
8	Ramayana Part 2February 21, 1988 · 45 min
9	Republics and KingdomsFebruary 28, 1988 · 38 min
10	Negation and Acceptance of LifeMarch 6, 1988 · 57 min
11	Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1March 13, 1988 · 44 min
12	Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2March 20, 1988 · 48 min
13	Ashoka Part 1March 27, 1988 · 42 min
14	Ashoka Part 2April 3, 1988 · 52 min
15	The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1April 10, 1988 · 48 min
16	The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2April 17, 1988 · 51 min
17	The Classical AgeApril 24, 1988 · 61 min
18	Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1May 1, 1988 · 47 min
19	Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2May 8, 1988 · 47 min
20	HarshavardhanaMay 15, 1988 · 48 min
21	BhaktiMay 22, 1988 · 63 min
22	The Chola Empire Part 1May 29, 1988 · 40 min
23	The Chola Empire Part 2June 5, 1988 · 35 min
24	The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1June 12, 1988 · 48 min
25	The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2June 19, 1988 · 42 min
26	The Delhi Sultanate and PadmavatJune 26, 1988 · 46 min
27	SynthesisJuly 3, 1988 · 60 min
28	The Vijayanagar EmpireJuly 10, 1988 · 60 min
29	FeudalismJuly 17, 1988 · 43 min
30	The Fall of the Vijayanagar EmpireJuly 24, 1988 · 52 min
31	Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and BaburJuly 31, 1988 · 50 min
32	Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)August 7, 1988 · 60 min
33	Akbar Part 2August 14, 1988 · 59 min
34	Golden HindAugust 21, 1988 · 54 min
35	Aurangzeb Part 1August 28, 1988 · 43 min
36	Aurangzeb Part 2September 4, 1988 · 40 min
37	Shivaji Part 1September 11, 1988 · 54 min
38	Shivaji Part 2September 18, 1988 · 53 min
39	Company Bahadur (East India Company)September 25, 1988 · 58 min
40	Tipu SultanOctober 2, 1988 · 49 min
41	The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan RoyOctober 9, 1988 · 59 min
42	1857 Part 1October 16, 1988 · 60 min
43	1857 Part 2October 23, 1988 · 55 min
44	Indigo RevoltOctober 30, 1988 · 59 min
45	Mahatma PhuleNovember 6, 1988 · 53 min
46	Sir Syed Ahmed KhanNovember 13, 1988 · 48 min
47	VivekanandaNovember 20, 1988 · 62 min
48	Extremists and ModeratesNovember 27, 1988 · 56 min
49	And Gandhi Came Part 1December 4, 1988 · 50 min
50	And Gandhi Came Part 2December 11, 1988 · 45 min
51	SeparatismDecember 18, 1988 · 52 min
52	Do or DieDecember 25, 1988 · 54 min
53	EpilogueJanuary 1, 1989 · 63 min