This is an impressive presentation made in the eighties, of the history of India based on a book.
Music of Vanraj Bhatia gave whole production cinematic value rather than being a mere documentary series.
Now this may be depiction of Portuguese Mughal conflict for trade interests or an episode where small songs for each of six seasons were sung in traditional tones. It is evident that more emphasis is placed on social and economic moorings. There were some episodes with more philosophical value rather than historical like one in which India law on parentage is illustrated by a boy being branded shudra though his mother was a vaisya, his biological father a Brahman and his adopted father was a kshatriya king or the one involving Ashoka's brother and how he turns to become a Buddhist monk. Costumes of all the ages have been captured very efficiently and some of the episodes are my favorite like one on civil disobedience in 1930, quit India in 1942, Shivaji one ( It is the only televised account of Shivaji in which his conflicts with local Hindu chieftains are shown). Title song are a simple version of verses of Rigveda and anyone who keeps on branding Veda communal will have an idea of deep philosophy inherent in them by listening to these samples. It has a characteristic Shyam benegal style of concentrating on mental conflicts rather than showing war details or opulence of courts. Flying the kites, competing with the friends, and when you ran out of the kite you are on the move to catch the “kati-patang’.This series has been telecast-ed many times on Doordarshan and is a must for any student of Indain History. Imagine staying on the terrace and the roof tops, with the ‘til ka laddoos’ for the entire day during all those Sundays. As soon as the Diwali is over the preparations for the Sankranti begins. I enjoyed cracking the bombs and firing the rockets. Immidiately the preperations for Diwali begins. People use to flock from far off to watch this event of burning the Ravana. Other busy portion of that month was the Ramayana drama and the DASHERA. Imagine those 10 days of dandiya and dancing. I was in Maharashtra so the Navratri is one my favourite festival. Why? NAVRATRI, DASHERA, DIWALI, SANKRANTI, MAKAR-SANKRANTI and the MAHA-SHIVARATRI. This is the full festive season for every Indian. The winter was one my favourite month for the fun.
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