Buniyaad

Buniyaad is an Indian television drama series that explores the Partition of India in 1947 and its devastating human aftermath. Directed by Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti Sarup, with writing by Manohar Shyam Joshi, the series follows families torn apart by the subcontinent's division and forced migration. It originally aired in 1986 on DD National and became a landmark work in Indian television, capturing the emotional and social upheaval of one of history's largest mass displacements. The series has been rebroadcast multiple times across Indian channels over decades, introducing new generations to this pivotal moment and its rippling consequences for ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.