The Story of India 5 - The Meeting of Two Oceans

This documentary charts the coming of Islam to India and one of the greatest ages of world civilization: the Mughals. Michael Wood visits Sufi shrines in Old Delhi, desert fortresses in Rajasthan and the cities of Lahore and Agra, where he offers a new theory on the design of the Taj Mahal. He also looks at the life of Akbar, a Muslim emperor who decreed that no one religion could hold the ultimate truth, but whose dream of unity ended in civil war.
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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 5/6

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 6: Freedom and Liberation
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Story-of-India-6-Freedom-and-Liberation

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