Madhya Pradesh Culture Department launches web series on 160 tribes of Greater India

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): To introduce the people of the country to the glory and grandeur of ancient India, the Culture Department of Madhya Pradesh is producing a web series titled Yug Yugeen Bharatvanshi. It explores the past of Vrihattar Bharat (Greater India) including present-day India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

About 160 tribes inhabited this vast land 5000 years ago. The web series depicts the rulers of these tribal kingdoms, the wars they waged, their traditions, scriptures, lifestyle and also where the descendants of these tribes currently live. Written by Rajeshwar Trivedi and directed by Hemant Gupta, the web series will be streamed on the YouTube channel Veer Bharat Nyas, a wing of the Swaraj Sansthan’s Department of Culture.

So far, seven episodes based on different tribes, including Kandar, Kamboja and Lichawi, have been streamed online, while the rest are under development. “The aim is to make the present generation aware of India’s ancient past – its personalities, culture and traditions,” Veer Bharat Nyas trustee secretary Sriram Tiwari told the Free Press.

According to Tiwari, the web series seeks to scientifically explore the tribal kingdoms of ancient India and it will also have episodes on the incarnations of Lord Vishnu and Lord Krishna. “The web series got a good response. So far, we have more than four lakh views,” he said, adding that “it will be shot in city studios.”