Bharatvarsh (TV series)

Bharatvarsh is an Indian television historical documentary series,[1][2] hosted by actor-director Anupam Kher on Hindi news channel ABP News.[3] It started on 20 August 2016. The show presents thoughts and ideologies of personalities in the 5000-year old history of India[4] and showcases journey from ancient India to the 19th century.[5] Season 1 finished on 23 October 2016.[6]

Bharatvarsh
GenreDocumentary
Created byABP News
Directed byPuneet Sharma
StarringAnupam Kher
Narrated byAnupam Kher
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerABP News
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkABP News
Original release20 August (2016-08-20) –
23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)

Cast

Episodes

Season 1
Episode Topic Original Air date
1
 A Journey From Siddhartha To Gautama Buddha
20 August 2016
2
 Story of Chanakya, The Author Of Arthashastra
27 August 2016
3
 Story of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka Samrat
3 September 2016
4
 Story of Adi Shankaracharya
10 September 2016
5
 Story of Prithviraj Chauhan
17 September 2016
6
 Story of Kabir
24 September 2016
7
 Story of Akbar
1 October 2016
8
 Story of Maharana Pratap
8 October 2016
9
 Story of Dara Shukoh
15 October 2016
10
 Story of Chhatrapati Shivaji
22 October 2016

Reception

The show was well received. One episode of Buddha was telecasted in Delhi Public School Ghaziabad for students.[7][8] The episode on Chanakya was screened in Little Angels Convent H S School, Kohe Fiza, Bhopal.[9] In October 2016, Juggernaut Books and ABP News announced the publication of a book based on Bharatvarsh, which will be published in the first quarter of 2017.[10][11]

Social media

The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #भारतवर्ष trending on Twitter. The hash-tag was promoted heavily by ABP News through a contest on Twitter. The lucky winners of the #भारतवर्ष contest were given Karbonn K9 smartphone.

See also

References
  1. "Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'". 17 August 2016.
  2. "Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV". Bollywood Hungama. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
  3. "Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh". 18 August 2016.
  4. "Bharatvarsh synopsis on ABP News". The Times of India.
  5. "Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series". 17 August 2016.
  6. "Waiting for #Season2. Jai Ho".
  7. "ABP न्यूज़ के शो 'भारतवर्ष' की धूम, गाजियाबाद के स्कूल में बच्चों ने देखी बुद्ध की कहानी". Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. "डीपीएस ग़ाज़ियाबाद में छात्रों के लिए ABP के चर्चित शो #भारतवर्ष की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग".
  9. "भोपाल में लिटिल एंजेल स्कूल कोहेफिजा के बच्चों को एबीपी का सीरियल भारतवर्ष दिखाया गया".
  10. "Juggernaut Books to publish book based on ABP News' show 'Bharatvarsh'".
  11. "अपने इस लोकप्रिय शो को अब किताब की शक्ल देगा ABP न्यूज…".
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