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Incarnations: India in 50 Lives Episodes

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    Rammohan Roy: Humanity in General

    The 19th-century Bengali scholar and reformer who campaigned against ritual suicide.

  2. William Jones: Enlightenment Moghul

    The 18th-century Welsh scholar who awakened interest in Indian language and culture.

  3. Nainsukh: Owner Transfixed by Goose

    The artist whose portraits of a prince's life created a new vision for Indian art.

  4. Shivaji: Dreaming Big

    The 17th-century warrior-king is today a role model and symbol of Hindu identity.

  5. Dara Shikoh: The Meeting Place of the Two Oceans

    The Mughal prince and scholar who found himself at war against his brother.

  6. Malik Ambar: The Dark Fated One

    The life of the Ethiopian who arrived in India as a slave but rose to become a kingmaker.

  7. Akbar: The World and the Bridge

    Sunil Khilnani on the greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire.

  8. Mirabai: I Go the Other Way

    The life story of the 16th-century mystic poet and one of India's most revered saints.

  9. Krishnadevaraya: Kingship Is Strange

    A portrait of the 16th-century warrior, intellectual, poet and self-doubting king.

  10. Guru Nanak: The Discipline of Deeds

    Sunil Khilnani profiles Guru Nanak, the 15th-century founder of the Sikh religion.

  11. Kabir: Offender and Offendables

    Sunil Khilnani profiles Kabir, the 15th-century poet who challenged religious hierarchies.

  12. Amir Khusro: The Parrot of India

    Sunil Khilnani profiles the 'Parrot of India' - warrior, poet and Sufi saint Amir Khusro.

  13. Basavana: A Voice in the Air

    Sunil Khilnani on the life of Basavana, radical poet and religious guru.

  14. Rajaraja Chola: Cults of the Imagination

    Sunil Khilnani on the life of Rajaraja Chola, cult figure and self-styled king of kings.

  15. Shankaracharya: A God Without Qualities

    Sunil Khilnani on the life of Adi Shankaracharya, revered Hindu philosopher and theologian

  16. Aryabhata: The Boat of Intellect

    Sunil Khilnani on the life of the legendary Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata.

  17. Charaka: On Not Violating Good Judgement

    Charaka, a pioneer of Ayurvedic medicine whose handbook is still in use in India today.

  18. Ashoka: Power and Persuasion

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Ashoka, ruler of a great Indian empire.

  19. Kautilya: The Circle of Power

    The life and legacy of the political strategist Kautilya, known as the Indian Machiavelli.

  20. Panini: Catching the Ocean in a Cow's Hoofprint

    The life and legacy of Panini, master of the Sanskrit language and original nerd.

  21. Mahavira: Soldier of Nonviolence

    Sunil Khilnani tells the story of Mahavira Jain, the inspiration behind the Jain faith.

  22. The Buddha: Waking India Up

    A portrait of the Buddha and how he has been interpreted over the millennia.

  23. Subhas Chandra Bose: A Touch of the Abnormal

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.

  24. Manto: The Unsentimentalist

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of India's master of the short story, Manto.

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