The history of India told through the lives of 50 phenomenal people.
Radio 4,路60 episodes
Omnibus Series 1 Episode 5
Audio portraits of William Jones, Rani of Jhansi, Jyotirao Phule and Birsa Munda.
Akbar, Malik Ambar, Shivaji, Nainsukh
Exploring three lives from the world of power and one from the world of art.
Amir Khusro, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Mirabai
A look at four late-medieval poets who are still influential today.
Charaka, Aryabhata, Rajaraja Chola and Basavana
A history of India told through 50 remarkable lives presented by Professor Sunil Khilnani.
The Buddha, Mahavira Jain, Kautilya and Ashoka
Sunil Khilnani presents audio portraits of figures who have shaped Indian history.
Indira Gandhi, Satyajit Ray, Charan Singh, MF Husain, Dhirubhai Ambani
Bhimrao Ambedkar, Raj Kapoor, Sheikh Abdullah, Krishna Menon, Subbalakshmi
Amrita Sher-Gil, Subhas Chandra Bose, Gandhi, Jinnah, Manto
Ramanujan, Tagore, Visvesvaraya, Periyar, Iqbal
Deen Dayal, Jamsetji Tata, Swami Vivekananda, Annie Besant, Chidambaram Pillai
A profile of the Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani
A portrait of the controversial Indian artist MF Husain.
A profile of Charan Singh, champion of the cause of India's farmers
Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
A profile of Indira Gandhi, India's first woman prime minister
Sunil Khilnani explores the life of south Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi.
A profile of the abrasive Indian diplomat and statesman Krishna Menon
Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Sheikh Abdullah, the Lion of Kashmir.
A profile of the celebrated actor and movie director Raj Kapoor
Bhimrao Ambedkar, fighter of caste discrimination and the author of India's constitution
Exploring the life and work of India's master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto.
Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement
Sunil Khilnani explores the life of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the painter Amrita Sher-Gil.
Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the poet and philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal.
Sunil Khilnani tells the story of Periyar, the rationalist and social activist.
Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the Bengali writer and thinker Rabindranath Tagore.
Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the gifted mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
