![]() 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 1 (It is the only televised account of Shivaji in which his conflicts with local Hindu chieftains are shown). Anyone who keeps on branding Veda communal will have an idea of deep philosophy inherent in them by listening to the tracks. It has a characteristic Shyam benegal style of concentrating on mental conflicts rather than showing war details or opulence of courts. This series has been telecasted many times on Doordarshan and is a must for any intellectual.
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