ANCIENT INDIA: WORLD HISTORY VIDEO LINKS

General

  The Story Of India, BBC, 2010:  An extraordinarily impressive overview of Indian civilization from Michael Wood.

"Beginnings", Episode 1:

"Power Of Ideas", Episode 2:

"Spice Routes And Silk Roads," Episode 3:

"Ages Of Gold," Episode 4:

"Meeting Of Two Oceans," Episode 5:

"Freedom And Liberation," Episode 6:

Exploring India With Bettany Hughes;

Episode 1: The North (See also The North)

Episode 2: The South  (See also The South)

  "India," What The Ancients Knew:

  "Masters Of The River" [The Indus Valley Civilisation Of India/Pakistan], 2006:

  India: Empire Of The Spirit, Legacy -- The Origins Of Civilization, PBS:  An episode from Michael Woods's 1990s-era survey of world civilization.

  "Lifting The Veil On The Harappan Civilization," Live History India, June 30, 2018.  (26 mins)

  "Indus Valley Civilization," Episode 2, Crash Course World History, February 2, 2012.  (10 mins)

  "What Was The Indus Valley Civilisation?," Cogito, May 30, 2020:  An 18-minute overview.

  "The Indus River Valley Civilization Explained," Hip Hughes History, 2016:  A very brief introduction to ancient India.

  "The Story Of Mohenjo-Daro," Live History India, December 11, 2022.  (35 mins)

  "In Search Of Meluhha: The Story Of Mohenjodaro," April 11, 2016.

  "Cracking The Mystery Of Pakistan's Ancient City Of Mohenjo-Daro," DW, March 24, 2021.  (3 mins)

  "Exploring The Ancient Ruins Of Mohenjo-Daro, A Century After Discovery," DW, March 15, 2021.  (6 mins)

  "Harappan Civilization: Heritage And Town Planning," Live History India, July 24, 2020.  (21 mins)

  "Pakistan Unveiled," Episode 1, Treasures Of The Indus, BBC Four, 2016:

  "Of Gods And Men," Episode 3, BBC Four, Treasures Of The Indus, 2016:

  "Have Archaeologists Found India's Lost Port Of Muziris?," BBC News, February 22, 2023.  (7 mins)

  "Why Emperor Ashoka Wanted Kalinga: Stories That Make India," Live History India, September 24, 2022.  (5 mins)

"Treasures Of The Gupta Empire With Sanjeev Kumar," Live History India, October 16, 2023.  (47 mins)

Miscellaneous

  India, Lost Treasures Of The Ancient World, Discovery Channel:

Part 1; Part 2;Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.

  "Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone For The Indus Script," Ted Talks, March 2011:

  "Tony Joseph On Who Were The Early Indians And What Does It Have To Do With A Pizza," The Print, December 24, 2018.

  "The Indians," What The Ancients Did For Us:

  Life Of Buddha, BBC:

  "Buddha," Genius Of The Ancient World, BBC:

  "Miracle Masterpiece Of Ajanta Caves (Mural Paintings)," Madras Documentary Company, 2015.

  "Why Did An Entire Civilisation Vanish?," BBC Reel, May 1, 2019.

  "Have Geologists Really Discovered The 'Mythical' Saraswati River?," NDTV, May 8, 2015.

  "The Indian Queen Who Left A Mark On World History," Stories That Make India, Live History India, May 30, 2022.  (6 mins)

  "History Of Pepper," Stories That Make India, Live History India, July 7, 2022.  (4 mins)

  "Sugar And Its Indian Origin," Live History India, June 7, 2022.  (8 mins)

  "The Kamasutra Is Not (Just) About Sex," Vox, November 16, 2018.

  "Earliest Islamic Description Of India (852 CE)," Voices Of The Past, January 9, 2021.  (13 mins)

  "Origin Of Kashmir: Between Myth And Reality," Live History India, July 22, 2023.  (6 mins)