DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRESENTS
‘THE WHITE MUGHAL - LOVE AND
BETRAYAL IN INDIA’
THE ONE HOUR PROGRAMME WILL PREMIERE
ON 28TH MARCH AT 9 PM
Discovery Channel presents the
extraordinary story of the relations that existed between the British and some
Indians in the 18th century in its new programme ‘THE WHITE MUGHAL - LOVE AND
BETRAYAL IN INDIA’. The programme is an emotive description of the book ‘White
Mughals’, written by renowned historian and author William Dalrymple.
Premiering on Monday, March 28 on
Discovery Channel at 9 PM, ‘THE WHITE MUGHAL – LOVE AND BETRAYAL IN INDIA’ will
take viewers to the Deccan Plains of India unearthing the forbidden love
between British diplomat stationed in Hyderabad James Achilles Kirkpatrick who
risked everything, even converting to Islam just to marry his only love, the
Muslim princess of Hyderabad Khair-un-Nissa.
At the turn of the 18th century, one
in three British men in India known as White Mughals lived with Indian women,
married them, wore local dress and adopted Indian ways. To protect their
children from growing disapproval of their mixed race, they sent them to
England for education, ultimately being absorbed into the Victorian society.
Narrated by William Dalrymple, the
one-hour programme will reconstruct the compelling story of the lives of the
`White Mughals' who assimilated themselves into the Indian life. The story of
the Kirkpatricks and their children will be told through the art and
architecture of the time: from the classic Georgian portraiture of George
Chinnery and Thomas Hickey to the fantastical Deccani miniatures of
Venkatchellam and Tajully Ali Shah.
Watch the remarkable story about
love and betrayal of the eighteenth-century India, THE WHITE MUGHAL – LOVE AND BETRAYAL IN INDIA
on Discovery Channel, Discovery Tamil and Discovery HD World on March 28 at 9
PM.
About Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel, the flagship
network of Discovery Communications, is devoted to creating the highest quality
pay-TV programming in the world and remains one of the most dynamic networks on
television. First launched in 1985, Discovery Channel reaches 210 million
subscribers in Asia Pacific. It offers viewers an engaging line-up of
high-quality non-fiction entertainment from blue-chip nature, science and
technology, ancient and contemporary history, adventure, cultural and topical
documentaries.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq:
DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3
billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. For
30 years Discovery has been dedicated to satisfying curiosity and entertaining
viewers with high-quality content through its global television brands, led by
Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and
Turbo/Velocity, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey
Network. Discovery controls Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports
entertainment destination across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and
Africa. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and
services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital
textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified
online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. In Asia Pacific, 15
Discovery brands reach 677 million cumulative subscribers in 38 countries and
territories with programming customised in 14 languages and dialects. For more
information please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
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