The Story of India 6 - Freedom and Liberation

This episode examines the British Raj and India’s struggle for freedom. 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.
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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 6/6

Part 1: Beginnings
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-1-Beginnings
Part 2: The Power of Ideas
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-2-The-Power-of-Ideas
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

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