The Waking of a Nation

S01E01 Kaala Qanoon: A Dastardly Act

March 7, 2025 49 min

In April 1919, as protests against the Rowlatt Act sweep through Amritsar, Punjab’s British administration decides to exploit the people’s anger to its advantage. Childhood friends Kantilal, Hari, and Allahbaksh meet after years. In December...

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S01E02 Danga: Anatomy of a Riot

March 7, 2025 52 min

Following the arrest of popular leaders Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Kitchlew, and a British firing on Indian protestors, Amritsar spirals out of control. Riots engulf the city and tear into the friendship between Kantilal and...

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S01E03 Marham: A Healing

March 7, 2025 54 min

In April 1919, British officer Major Macdonald’s sensitive handling of the situation restores peace in Amritsar. His approach annoys Punjab’s administrators, who want to use force against the native population. In December 1919, Kantilal receives...

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S01E04 Qahar: The Massacre

March 7, 2025 49 min

Even as General Reginald Dyer threatens Amritsar with a promise of violence, a devious plan is hatched to draw the unsuspecting public to Jallianwala Bagh. The general leads his troops into the Bagh to unleash...

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S01E05 Saazish: The Conspiracy

March 7, 2025 46 min

In April 1919, Amritsar reels under the effect of General Dyer’s brutal repression of civilian rights. In December 1919, a murder and a shocking revelation stir Kantilal’s conscience. At the inquiry, Kantilal finds holes in...

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S01E06 Shaatir Khiladi: The Ringmaster

March 7, 2025 58 min

As Kantilal draws a noose around General Dyer, the actual perpetrators of the massacre risk being exposed. But in a masterstroke, the tables are turned on Kantilal as a damning secret surfaces. Shamed and shunned...

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