Bharat ki Chhap chronicles the history of science in India, from the Stone Age to independent India and the present.
Seasons
13 Episodes • Premiered 1989
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.
2. The Stone Age
3. The Harappan Civilization
4. The Iron Age
5. The Age of Codification
6. Ayurveda & Astronomy
7. Mathematics & Temple Architecture
8. Synthesis and Growth
9. Stagnation & a Changing World
10. Colonialism & the Industrial Revolution
11. The Freedom Struggle & the Scientific Community
