| Narrated: | Anupam Kher |
| Director: | Puneet Sharma |
| Producer: | ABP News |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Channel: | ABP News |
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]
| width=8% | Episode | width=29% | Topic | width=15% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Journey From Siddhartha To Gautama Buddha | |||||
| Story of Chanakya, The Author Of Arthashastra | |||||
| Story of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka Samrat | |||||
| Story of Adi Shankaracharya | |||||
| Story of Prithviraj Chauhan | |||||
| Story of Kabir | |||||
| Story of Akbar | |||||
| Story of Maharana Pratap | |||||
| Story of Dara Shukoh | |||||
| Story of Chhatrapati Shivaji | |||||
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]
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.