`THE DYNASTY` From: The Washington Post | Date: January 4, 1998| Author: Patricia Brennan | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

In 1947, India, the subcontinent that the English called "the jewel in the crown" of its empire, became an independent state. It is the world's most populous democracy, yet most Americans do not know its history or understand its people.

Wednesday at 8, PBS marks a half-century of the nation's independence with "The Dynasty -- the Nehru-Gandhi Story," a three-hour recount of India's modern history through the family that has led it during the 20th century.

Begin with Motilal Nehr...

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