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The Best Episodes of The Story of India

Every episode of The Story of India ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Story of India!

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For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions behind this intrepid journey around the contemporary

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    The Story of India Season 1 Episode 3 - Spice Routes & Silk Roads
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    #1 - Spice Routes & Silk Roads

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    In this episode Michael Wood traces India in the days of the Roman Empire. In Kerala the spice trade opened India to the world, whilst gold and silk bazaars in the ancient city of Madurai were a delight for visiting Greek traders. From the deserts of Turkmenistan Michael travels down the Khyber Pass to Pakistan to discover a forgotten Indian Empire that opened up the Silk Road and at Peshawar built a lost Wonder of the World.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Story of India Season 1 Episode 4 - Ages of Gold
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #2 - Ages of Gold

    S1:E4

    Michael Wood seeks out the achievements of the country's golden age, discovering how India discovered zero, calculated the circumference of the Earth and wrote the world’s first sex guide, the Kama Sutra. In the south, he visits the giant temple of Tanjore and sees traditional bronze casters, working as their ancestors did 1,000 years ago.

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  3. The Story of India Season 1 Episode 1 - Beginnings
    8.2/10(53 votes)

    #3 - Beginnings

    S1:E1

    Michael Wood journeys through the subcontinent, tracing the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. Through ancient manuscripts and oral tales Michael charts the first human migrations out of Africa. He travels from the tropical backwaters of South India through lost ancient cities in Pakistan to the vibrant landscapes of the Ganges plain. In Turkmenistan dramatic archaeological discoveries cast new light on India's past.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Story of India Season 1 Episode 2 - The Power of Ideas
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    #4 - The Power of Ideas

    S1:E2

    Michael Wood’s epic series moves on to the revolutionary years after 500BC - the Age of the Buddha. Travelling by rail to the ancient cities of the Ganges plain, by army convoy through Northern Iraq, and on down the Khyber Pass, he shows how Alexander the Great’s invasion of India inspired her first empire.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Story of India Season 1 Episode 6 - Freedom & Liberation
    8.2/10(43 votes)

    #5 - Freedom & Liberation

    S1:E6

    This episode examines the British Raj and India's struggle for freedom. Michael Wood reveals how in South India a global corporation came to control much of the subcontinent, and explores the magical culture of Lucknow, discovering the enigmatic Briton who helped found the freedom movement. He traces the Amritsar massacre, the rise of Gandhi and Nehru, and the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Story of India Season 1 Episode 5 - The Meeting of Two Oceans
    8.0/10(46 votes)

    #6 - The Meeting of Two Oceans

    S1:E5

    This episode charts the coming of Islam to the subcontinent and one of the greatest ages of world civilisation: the Mughals. Michael Wood visits Sufi shrines in Old Delhi, desert fortresses in Rajasthan and the cities of Lahore and Agra, where he offers a new theory on the design of the Taj Mahal. He also looks at the life of Akbar, a Muslim emperor who decreed that no one religion could hold the ultimate truth, but whose dream of unity ended in civil war.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Spice Routes & Silk Roads" is the best rated episode of "The Story of India". It scored 8.4/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/7/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ages of Gold".