1: Introduction ;
2: Fifty lives Birthplaces map ;
3: The Buddha Waking India up ;
4: Mahavira Soldier of non violence ;
5: Panini Catching the ocean in a cows hoofprint ;
6: Kautilya The ring of power ;
7: Ashoka Power as persuasion ;
8: Charaka On not violating good judgement ;
9: Aryabhata The boat of intellect ;
10: Adi Shankara A god without qualities ;
11: Rajaraja Chola Cosmos temple and territory ;
12: Basava A voice in the air ;
13: Amir Khusrau The parrot of India ;
14: Kabir Hey you ;
15: Guru Nanak The discipline of deeds ;
16: Krishnadevaraya Kingship is strange ;
17: Mirabai I go the other way ;
18: Akbar The world and the bridge ;
19: Malik Ambar The dark fated one ;
20: Dara Shikoh The meeting place of the two oceans ;
21: Shivaji Dreaming big ;
22: Nainsukh Owner transfixed by goose ;
23: William Jones Enlightenment Mughal ;
24: Rammohun Roy Humanity in general ;
25: Lakshmi Bai Rani of Jhansi Bad ass queen ...