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Incarnations: India in 50 Lives

The history of India told through the lives of 50 phenomenal people.

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Vivekananda: Bring All Together

Vivekananda: Bring All Together

Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of Swami Vivekananda, a social and religious reformer who became India’s first... Read more

24 Feb 2016

14mins

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Panini: Catching the Ocean in a Cow's Hoofprint

Panini: Catching the Ocean in a Cow's Hoofprint

Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute in London, looks at the life and legacy of Panini, a master of... Read more

13 May 2015

14mins

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Kautilya: The Circle of Power

Kautilya: The Circle of Power

Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute in London, looks at the life and legacy of Kautilya, whose tre... Read more

14 May 2015

14mins

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Gandhi: In The Palm of Our Hands

Gandhi: In The Palm of Our Hands

Professor Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of the Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, politician and leader of the nation... Read more

9 Mar 2016

14mins

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Ashoka: Power and Persuasion

Ashoka: Power and Persuasion

Professor Sunil Khilnani of the King's India Institute in London looks at the life and legacy of the emperor Ashoka, who... Read more

15 May 2015

14mins

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Guru Nanak: The Discipline of Deeds

Guru Nanak: The Discipline of Deeds

Today's Incarnation is a poet who established one of the great world religions: Guru Nanak, the 15th century founder of ... Read more

27 May 2015

14mins

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Bhimrao Ambedkar: Building Palaces on Dung Heaps

Bhimrao Ambedkar: Building Palaces on Dung Heaps

Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute, looks at the life of Bhimrao Ambedkar, champion of the commun... Read more

14 Mar 2016

14mins

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Jinnah: The Chess Player

Jinnah: The Chess Player

Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute in London, looks at the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah... Read more

10 Mar 2016

14mins

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Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi: Badass Queen

Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi: Badass Queen

Prof. Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, the queen who fought against the British and becam... Read more

10 Jun 2015

14mins

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Akbar: The World and the Bridge

Akbar: The World and the Bridge

Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute in London, tells the story of Akbar, the greatest ruler of the... Read more

1 Jun 2015

14mins

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Shivaji: Dreaming Big

Shivaji: Dreaming Big

Shivaji was the 17th century warrior-king who challenged the Muslim Moghul Empire and today stands as a symbol of Hindu ... Read more

4 Jun 2015

14mins

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Subbulakshmi: Opening Rosebuds

Subbulakshmi: Opening Rosebuds

Sunil Khilnani explores the life of south Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi.Subbulakshmi’s singing voice, striking from the ... Read more

18 Mar 2016

14mins

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Shankaracharya: A God Without Qualities

Shankaracharya: A God Without Qualities

Is that a snake or a coiled rope? Intriguingly, that is the question which starts Professor Sunil Khilnani's look at the... Read more

20 May 2015

14mins

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Subhas Chandra Bose: A Touch of the Abnormal

Subhas Chandra Bose: A Touch of the Abnormal

Sunil Khilnani explores the life of political leader and freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. When Bose's father named h... Read more

8 Mar 2016

14mins

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Periyar: Sniper of Sacred Cows

Periyar: Sniper of Sacred Cows

Sunil Khilnani tells the story of EV Ramaswamy Naicker, known to his followers as Thanthai Periyar: the Great Man – a se... Read more

3 Mar 2016

14mins

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Jamsetji Tata: Swadeshi Capitalist

Jamsetji Tata: Swadeshi Capitalist

Professor Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of the industrialist Jamsetji Tata, one of a series of remarkable ... Read more

25 Feb 2016

14mins

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Ramanujan: The Elbow of Genius

Ramanujan: The Elbow of Genius

Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.We are accustomed to mathematicians as enigmatic... Read more

29 Feb 2016

14mins

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Annie Besant: An Indian Tomtom

Annie Besant: An Indian Tomtom

Sunil Khilnani explores the journey of Annie Besant, from late Victorian campaigner and social reformer in England to le... Read more

25 Feb 2016

14mins

Ranked #19

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Raj Kapoor: The Politics of Love

Raj Kapoor: The Politics of Love

Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute, looks at the life of the celebrated actor and movie director... Read more

15 Mar 2016

14mins

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Rammohan Roy: Humanity in General

Rammohan Roy: Humanity in General

Prof. Sunil Khilnani profiles Rammohan Roy, the Bengali scholar and reformer who became a worldwide intellectual celebri... Read more

9 Jun 2015

14mins

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