The Story of India 2 - The Power of Ideas

Explores India's history on the revolutionary years after 500BC - the Age of the Buddha. Traveling by rail to the ancient cities of the Ganges plain, by army convoy through Northern Iraq, and down Pakistan's Khyber Pass, Michael Wood shows how Alexander the Great’s invasion of India inspired her first empire. The Rise of Maurya kingdom.
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In this landmark series, historian and acclaimed writer Michael Wood embarks on a dazzling and exciting expedition through today's India, looking to the present for clues to her past, and to the past for clues to her future. The journey takes the viewer through majestic landscapes and reveals some of the greatest monuments and artistic treasures on Earth. From Buddhism to Bollywood, from mathematics to outsourcing, Michael Wood discovers India's impact on history - and on us.

http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/

Part 2/6

Part 1: Beginnings
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-1-Beginnings
Part 3: Spice Routes and Silk Roads
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-3-Spice-Routes-and-Silk-Roads
Part 4: Ages of Gold
http://www.videosift.com/video/Story-of-India-4-Ages-of-Gold
Part 5: The Meeting of Two Oceans
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-5-The-Meeting-of-Two-Oceans
Part 6: Freedom and Liberation
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-6-Freedom-and-Liberation

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