The BBC has announced a major new season of programmes across television and radio dedicated to one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world - India.
The season will be a celebration of the richness of the landscape and people of the country as well as its culture, art, business and politics.
On BBC One there will be a major exploration of the past, present and future of India through the remarkable story of Kolkata, fronted by Sue Perkins and entitled Sue Perkins in Kolkata.
On BBC Two the season will go behind the scenes of The World’s Busiest Railway 2015 in Mumbai with Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn (pictured) and celebrate the glory of India’s wild world through the eyes of three special guides, scientist Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta in The Wonders Of India.
Also on Two is a special new episode of the ground-breaking Asian sketch show, Goodness Gracious Me. BBC Four offers the opportunity to explore Indian culture in more depth with Dr Sona Datta, revealing the treasures that have shaped the modern Indian world in Treasures Of The Indus. William Darymple unearths the story of the White Mughals, while the channel is also making Mumbai High - A Musical, a unique documentary musical filmed in Dharavi in Mumbai, the biggest slum in Asia.