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The Story of India, with Michael Wood
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Publication Date
[2009], c2008
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
Introduction: The Story of India (1:43)
Creation Myth (1:08)
First Human Journey Out of Africa. (1:01)
First Indians Leave Clues: Oral Traditions (2:53)
Genetic Imprints (3:52)
Mother Goddess and the Role of Religion (1:15)
Identity Through Religion (0:36)
Delhi (1:29)
Origin of Civilization: Pakistan (1:15)
Pakistan: Prehistory (1:59)
River Indus (0:59)
Harappa (1:00)
Moenjo-daro: Largest City of the Ancient World (1:00)
Death of Indus Cities and the Geological Creation of India (2:00)
Monsoon (1:11)
Indian Roots (1:07)
Mystery of Sanskrit (0:57)
Vedas: Sounds of the Bronze Age (1:20)
Language Connection (2:18)
Rigveda (2:23)
In Search of Soma (4:25)
Central Asia (1:16)
Turkmenistan (2:15)
History of Horse (1:53)
Ancestral Language (1:36)
Mahabharata: Longest Poem in the World (1:38)
Story of Mahabharata (1:51)
Historical Evidence Linked to Mahabharata (2:22)
Hastinapur (2:23)
Festival of Holi (2:59)
From the eVideo
In Search of Ancient India (1:59)
Varanasi: Religious Center (3:43)
Great Thinkers: Buddha (3:31)
Buddhist Shrine (1:59)
Buddha's Four Noble Truths (3:01)
Sacred Places of Buddha (3:28)
Buddhism (4:41)
Catalyst of War (4:05)
Alexander the Great in India (2:56)
Royal City of Patna (3:01)
End of King Chandragupta Maurya (3:09)
India's Rosetta Stone (3:06)
Ashoka the Cruel (5:21)
Ashoka's Declaration of Human Rights (2:40)
India: Empire of the Spirit (5:42)
From the eVideo
India: 200 B.C. to 300 A.D. (1:26)
Importance of the Monsoon To Traders (1:24)
Boat Builders of Kerala, India (1:50)
India's Spice Trade (1:27)
Indian Food (1:00)
Indian-Roman Trade (1:13)
Famous Indian Port (1:46)
Living Presence of the Past (1:10)
Classical Civilization of Southern India (2:05)
Goddess of the City (1:22)
Tamil Manuscript (1:24)
Madurai: Market Place to the World (1:28)
India's Gold (1:43)
Silk Road (1:18)
Ancient Civilization of the Kushan (2:02)
Kushan Inscriptions (1:23)
Kushan Empire Flourishes (1:20)
Peshawar: Kushan Capital (2:18)
Silk: Rich Cargo (1:00)
Excavation in Peshawar (0:21)
King Kanishka's Burial Mound (2:52)
Descriptions of Kanishka's Stupa (2:10)
Buddha's Ashes (1:58)
Kushan Empire (1:15)
Kanishka's Capital in Matura (1:34)
Matura: City of the Gods (1:06)
Kushan: Bringers of Peace (0:54)
Ayurveda Medicine (1:39)
Ayurveda: Passed from Master to Student (0:59)
Buddhism in China (1:26)
Death of Kanishka (1:26)
Cycle Plays about Krishna (1:16)
Kushan Temple Ruins (1:40)
Kushan Legacy (1:30)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Ages of Gold (2:18)
The Plays of Rama (1:43)
Bringing in the Golden Age (1:36)
Rama's Golden City (1:48)
Versions of Indian History (1:46)
Gupta Empire 5th Century CE (2:52)
Masters of Metal (3:03)
Gupta Scientists (2:55)
Exploring All Aspects of Life (3:07)
Cholan Empire 11th Century CE (1:47)
The Temple of Temples (2:07)
The God Vishnu on Earth (1:39)
Prince of Tanjore (1:32)
Citizens of Cholan Tanjore (4:01)
Scenes from the Cholan World (2:32)
The Cholan Bronze Casting Process (4:30)
Tiruvisalur (2:50)
Anicut Dam on the River Cavery (3:05)
Traditional Karkarthar Family (2:36)
The Festival of Light (5:21)
From the eVideo
Multan Pakistan: Where the Story Begins (1:03)
Mahmud of Ghazni: Builder of Empires; Oppressor (2:17)
Mahmud of Ghazni: Prince of High Culture (0:53)
January 1026: Destruction of the Shiva Temple (4:16)
Emblematic Clash of Hinduism and Islam (1:46)
Delhi Sultanate: Coexistence (3:20)
Delhi Sultanate: Laying the Foundation (1:00)
Babur Defeats Ibrahim (3:44)
Babur: Conqueror, Poet and Regular Guy (1:49)
After the Battle: Reverence and Respect (1:07)
Akbar the Great (1:45)
1542: Astrologers Foresee Akbar's Future (2:18)
1556 Akbar Becomes King (2:09)
Akbar: Unconventional Ruler (1:39)
Prayag: Hindu Sacred Bathing Place (1:27)
Akbar Gifts Land to the Sikhs (2:30)
No One Religion Can Claim Absolute Knowledge (1:15)
Akbars's Big Idea (1:28)
Akbar's Humanity and Rationality (1:26)
Taj Mahal: Map of the Day of Judgement (3:32)
Mogul Opulence (2:43)
Architectural Legacy of the Mogul Conquerors (1:37)
Meeting Place of the Two Oceans (1:11)
Meeting Place of the Two Oceans (1:06)
Death of Dara Shikoh (2:33)
Indo-Islamic Synthesis (2:26)
From the eVideo
Last Invader: Britain (2:39)
Path to Modernity (1:39)
Decline of Mughal Empire (1:07)
European Powers Compete (1:34)
First Uprising (0:53)
The Battle of Seringapatam (0:41)
War of Profit (0:54)
Calcutta (1:03)
Map of India (1:38)
Early Orientalists (1:32)
The Sari (1:01)
Muslim Hindu Harmony (2:33)
First War of Independence in 1857 (0:59)
Golden Period of India (1:58)
Rebel Leaders Become National Heroes (1:03)
Aftermath of Great Rebellion (1:14)
Turning Point in 1857 (1:01)
Freedom Movement (2:46)
Rebels of Maharaja (1:51)
Two Views of 1857 (1:54)
Indian National Congress (1:49)
Free Press and the British Raj (0:58)
National Archive in Delhi (2:48)
India Fights for Britain (1:27)
Massacre at Amritsar (0:51)
Freedom Movement (2:42)
Nehru House (1:17)
Partition of 1947 (2:49)
Religious Hatred (1:45)
Largest Migration (1:19)
Living History (2:20)
Triumph of Democracy (1:49)
Future of India (2:18)
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