Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xiii
3. Foreword xiv
4. Message xvi
5. Message xviii
6. Preface xxii
7. Chapter 1. The Dancing Girl 1
8. Chapter 2. The Vedic Age 12
9. Chapter 3. The Middle Path 20
10. Chapter 4. Greeks at the Door 30
11. Chapter 5. The Science of Government 38
12. Chapter 6. Remorse at Kalinga 46
13. Chapter 7. Martyrdom at Mylapore 56
14. Chapter 8. Valley of Blood 66
15. Chapter 9. The Nine Gems 74
16. Chapter 10. The Giver of Knowledge 84
17. Chapter 11. Arab Storm 94
18. Chapter 12. The Reformation 104
19. Chapter 13. The Gates of Somnath 118
20. Chapter 14. Beacon of Civilization 126
21. Chapter 15. Sovereign Lord 140
22. Chapter 16. A Slave’s Slave 150
23. Chapter 17. The Shadow of Allah 158
24. Chapter 18. Thousand Dinar Kafur 168
25. Chapter 19. Delhi Woes 178
26. Chapter 20. The Bulwark 186
27. Chapter 21. For Christians and Spices 196
28. Chapter 22. Matchlocks and Cannons 206
29. Chapter 23. The Afghan 216
30. Chapter 24. The Last Maharajah of Delhi 226
31. Chapter 25. The Death of a City 238
32. Chapter 26. The Divine Religion 250
33. Chapter 27. The Book 260
34. Chapter 28. The Light of the World 270
35. Chapter 29. Splendour Amidst Misery 282
36. Chapter 30. The Seizer of the Universe 294
37. Select Bibliography 304
38. Further Reading 307
39. Photo Credits 308
40. Index 309
41. About the Author 312