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Discovery takes a walk down history to mark 20th year in India

The channel will air a three-part series - 'India Emerges: A visual history' - from August 14 to 16 at 8 pm that will narrate the story of the birth of independent India

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Discovery takes a walk down history to mark 20th year in India

Discovery takes a walk down history to mark 20th year in India

The channel will air a three-part series - 'India Emerges: A visual history' - from August 14 to 16 at 8 pm that will narrate the story of the birth of independent India

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | August 4, 2015

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Discovery Channel celebrates its completion of 20 years in India on the same day as the country commemorates its 69th year of Independence. On this occasion, Discovery Channel will present a special series, titled 'India Emerges: A Visual History'.

To be aired at 8 pm over three days – August 14, 15 and 16, the three-part series will unfold rare archival and never seen before footage to narrate the story of the birth of independent India.

The series will take viewers back into the history of India's freedom struggle. The series will also talk about the battles of 1948, 1965 and 1971, the regime of Indira Gandhi, the period of Emergency, and Operation Blue Star, among others. The exclusive footage will take viewers to the stroke of midnight and also along new borders where a devastating partition will be unfolded. Having made its way through the ages, the series will culminate on the emergence of a strong, progressive and vibrant India that came into being after many challenges.

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Commenting on the programme, Rahul Johri, EVP & GM-South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “It's a proud moment for us as we complete 20 glorious years in India. What further amplifies the excitement is we celebrate this day on the 69th year of our Independence. Marking this momentous occasion, we are happy to bring forth a programme that will narrate the stories of India and its emergence. The special line-up will revive the many memories of independence and unveil some of the intriguing facts of India's freedom.”

The first episode, titled 'The Raj', will narrate an era that predates the idea of India as a single entity, when a fractious political landscape was ripe for the colonial ambitions of European imperialists. Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the film will track the rising influence of the British East India Company, from purely mercantile to political, until finally in the 19th century, when Queen Victoria officiated the transfer of power from 'Company to Crown'.

The second episode, titled 'The March Towards Freedom Movement', will narrate how modern India was born. The programme will make the viewers travel back to the days of British Imperialism, India's movement to break free and emerge as an independent nation. As the film traces the rise of Indian resistance movements, it will also track parallel events unfolding across the globe, including World War II.

The third and final episode, titled 'A Nation Is Born', will take viewers into the days leading up to India's independence from British rule. Extensive and exclusive footage will take viewers through the phenomenal journey of how the two nations were formed along the Radcliffe line – India and Pakistan. The archived footage will feature the process of nation building, as India dedicates herself to overcoming its challenges. It will also highlight the White House reels of Jacqueline Kennedy's visit to India help trace India's steady upward rise in the global arena.

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