

As recorded by Nehru, the Afghan rulers and their minions merged well with India. His son, Feroze Shah Tughlaq, one of the well-known Sultans of Delhi, had a Hindu mother and so did Ghyas-ud-Din Tughlaq. He ruled in the early 14th century and had along reign of 47 years. Nehru moves on to Mohammad Bin Tughlaq who, too, had spread his empire far and wide like Alauddin’s.
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Gora and Badal, two faithful followers of Padmavati, save her from falling into the Sultan’s trap, reach Delhi, daringly free the Rana from bondage and gallop away on a waiting horse. Temptation of high reward brings the dancer incognito to Chittor, to coax the desperate queen to come to Delhi as a Yogin to rescue Ratansen. The entertainment in Alauddin’s court is on with a Kathak danseuse performing Padhant. After the proverbial Rajput hospitality is availed of and the queen is appropriately viewed, the unsuspecting Rana is ensnared into Afghan captivity and brought to Delhi as prisoner. In order to save the army’s further shrinkage, Ratansen agrees to a compromise formula to meet the Sultan and allow him to see the queen from a distance to satisfy his curiosity. When the Rana’s army gets depleted, the Rajasthani folkdance ‘Ghumar’ is arranged as a morale-booster. Ratan Sigh rebuffs the usual messenger from the Sultan, demanding these assets, and the Chittor fort is laid siege upon by the mighty Afghan forces. Dying for revenge, he appears in Alauddin’s court and instigates him with tales of Padamvati’s beauty- no less than a heavenly fairy’s, apart from the five other ‘jewels’ of Chittor like the hunter-tiger and preying bird. The dramatic saga starts with the particular misbehaviour of Tantrik Raghav Chetan who was expelled by Rana Ratansen of Chittor. The legend of the Afghan Sultan’s lust for the charming queen Padmavati of Chittor was a typical instance of morbid feudalism in operation, as recorded in Malik Mohammedjayasi‘s ‘Padmavat’. Nehru notes that the Rajput forces of Chittor became weakened in the early 14th century as a result of Afghan plundering and dominance. Playback by Ila Arun, Manak Mandali, Shamsuddin, Chander Gandharva, and Ishwar Datt Mathur. Zaheer as Qazi, Rakesh Shrivastava as Raghav Chetan, Navtej Hundal as Sarja, Ragesh Asthana Gora, and Ajay Monga as Badal. With Om Puri as Alauddin Khilji Rajendra Gupta as Ratansen, Seema Kelkar as Padmavati, Vaishali Dandekar as Jogan S. Epilogue.ĭoordarshan Archives presents by Shyam Benegal executive producer, Raj Pius script, Shama Zaidi, Sunil Shanbag, Sandeep Pendse script in Hindi, Vasant Dev, Ashok Mishra produced & directed by Shyam Benegal.A Production of Doordarshan, the Government of India’s Public Service BroadcasterĮpisode 26: Delhi Sultanate, Part III, Padmavat & The Tughlak Dynasty The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Rammohun Roy Episode 42. Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur Episode 32. Delhi sultanate, part 3 : Padmavat & the Tughlak Dynasty Episode 27. Delhi sultanate, part 2 : Prithviraj Raso II & Alauddin Khilji Episode 26. part 1 : The arrival of Turk-Afghans & Prithviraj Raso I -ĭisc 9. The Sangam period and Silappadikaram, part 2 Episode 17. The Sangam period and Silappadikaram, part 1 -ĭisc 6. Chanakya and Chandragupt, part 2 -ĭisc 5. Chanakya and Chandragupt, part 1 Episode 12. Acceptance and negation of life Episode 11. The Vedic people and the Rigveda -ĭisc 2. + 1 booklet (132 pages : illustrations 20 cm)

Narration by Om Puri.ġ8 videodiscs (44 hr.) : sound, color 4 3/4 in. Raimundo Panikkar, an overview of the series, lyrics from the closing song, and biographical summaries for the major credits.Įach episode menu includes links to "Songs & theatre arts" segments, mixes of factual footage and dramatizations, with music.Ĭhief assistant director, Mandeep Kakkar translation from Sanskrit and lyrics, Vasant Dev editing, Sutanu Gupta, Deepak Segal music, Vanraj Bhatia art direction, Nitish Roy sound, Ashwyn Balsaver costumes, Salim Arif photography, V.K.

Varma, episode synopses with cast credits and durations, a translation from the Sanskrit of Nasadiya Sukta by Prof. 29, 1945), an essay of the book's continued relevance by Pavan K. The bilingual accompanying booklet (Hindi and English) includes the preface to Nehru's The discovery of India (Dec. "Based on Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India."įifty-three episodes, originally shot on film, produced in 1986, and telecast every Sunday on Doordarshan, according to the container and accompanying booklet. In Hindi with optional English subtitles.Ĭast and credits from opening credit sequence on Episode 1 closing credits on individual episodes will vary.
