Buniyaad (literally Foundation) is an Indian television soap opera directed by Ramesh Sippy^[1] and Jyoti. The series was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath.^[2] It first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National. It was re-aired on DD Metro and Sahara One.^[3] Nowadays, it is re-aired on DD Retro. The story spans the life in India between 1916 and 1978.

Plot

Master Haveliram [a government school teacher], his wife Lajwanti (Lajjo) was orginially from Pindi but lived with his maternal uncle Atmaanand , two biological sons - Kulbushan and Roshan lal, his adopted son Satbir(Sat) ( who was illegitimate son of his sister veerawali and her lover vrishbhan) lives in Bicchowali Gali, Lahore in 1947 during Partition of India when 3/4th Hindu Population migrated from Lahore when Pakistan was created and Minorities move forcefully to save their religion. Lajwanti sends his son Roshanlal to go for Okara to rescue Channi, Dammo and Guru Dutta , Relatives of Lajwanti 's maternal family but his bus was looted near Shahdara Bagh but reached to DAV College Lahore Refugee Camp to save his life. Satbir went to Gaindamal in Gawalmandi Shop for his well being. Gaindamal father opened shop of Dry Fruits Shop came from Mandi Bahauddin In 1904, owned house in Kucha Radha kishan and civil lines and shops in Anarkali Bazaar. Lochan 's family migrated to Shimla in July 1947 and she forced Kulbushan to migrate to East Punjab, Dominion of India but Kulbhushan stayed in Lahore. Riots were occurred in West Punjab where Hindus were killed by Muslim Mobs. Lajwanti and sons migrated to New independent Country of India in a convoy and she remembers the days in 1915 when she meets Master Haveliram and remember s How Veerawali avoid relation come from Montgomery and Wazirabad. Lajwanti 's uncle takes away forcefully to Lajwanti in Pindi and sells him to Old Alcoholic Man as bride but destiny had something else in store and he died on wedding night and she again came to bicchowali in Lahore. Veerawali and Lajjo regularly meet each other in Shah Alami Gate. Again Ralliyaram came with a relation from Chak Jhumra and she again denied. Veerawali likes Vrishbhan, who was from Delhi when he came to Lahore during business trip with Veerawali 's father. Lajjo and their sons[Kulbhushan, his pregnant wife Lochan , his daughter and son, Roshan lal, Satbir migrated towards India .Lochan give birth to a baby girl when she crossed Ravi River and forced Kulbhushan to meet his father who was sick in Shimla but Satbir said that all families of korey koot and most refugees migrated to Delhi as this is the capital of India where Refugee Camps will be in good condition and Kulbhushan said to his mother and brothers that you will wait for me in Ambala but Roshanlal said that we have perfect livelihood and employenent opportunities in Delhi rather than in Shimla , finally lajjo and her sons reached to Purana Qila Refugee Camp in Delhi. In Purana Qila Refugee Camp lajjo meets with many people who came as refugees in Delhi from different cities of Punjab,Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura,Sialkot. Bubbly who was from Sheikhupura lost her parents in riots and find her relatives when she works as a list maker in different Refugee Camps like Kingsway Camp, Kashmiri Gate, Subzi Mandi,Gandhi Maidan. After sometime get a house as a claim for the property they left behind in Pakistan at Lajpat Nagar.

Cast

References

External links

• Buniyaad at IMDb