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Incarnations: India in 50 LivesEpisodes

  1. Sheikh Abdullah: Chains of Gold

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, the Lion of Kashmir.

  2. Dhirubhai Ambani: Fins

    A profile of the Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani

  3. MF Husain: Hindustan Is Free

    A portrait of the controversial Indian artist MF Husain.

  4. Charan Singh: A Common Cause

    A profile of Charan Singh, champion of the cause of India's farmers

  5. Satyajit Ray: India without Elephants

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

  6. Indira Gandhi: The Centre of Everything

    A profile of Indira Gandhi, India's first woman prime minister

  7. Subbulakshmi: Opening Rosebuds

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life of south Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi.

  8. Krishna Menon: Sombre Porcupine

    A profile of the abrasive Indian diplomat and statesman Krishna Menon

  9. Sheikh Abdullah: Chains of Gold

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Sheikh Abdullah, the Lion of Kashmir.

  10. Raj Kapoor: The Politics of Love

    A profile of the celebrated actor and movie director Raj Kapoor

  11. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Building Palaces on Dung Heaps

    Bhimrao Ambedkar, fighter of caste discrimination and the author of India's constitution

  12. Manto: The Unsentimentalist

    Exploring the life and work of India's master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto.

  13. Jinnah: The Chess Player

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.

  14. Gandhi: In The Palm of Our Hands

    A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement

  15. Subhas Chandra Bose: A Touch of the Abnormal

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

  16. Amrita Sher-Gil: This is Me

    Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the painter Amrita Sher-Gil.

  17. Iqbal: Death for Falcons

    Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the poet and philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal.

  18. Periyar: Sniper of Sacred Cows

    Sunil Khilnani tells the story of Periyar, the rationalist and social activist.

  19. Visvesvaraya: Extracting Moonbeams from Cucumbers

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

  20. Tagore: Unlocking Cages

    Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the Bengali writer and thinker Rabindranath Tagore.

  21. Ramanujan: The Elbow of Genius

    Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the gifted mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

  23. Chidambaram Pillai: Swadeshi Steam

    Sunil Khilnani on Indian freedom fighter Chidambaram Pillai.

  24. Annie Besant: An Indian Tomtom

    The journey of Annie Besant, from English social reformer to leader of the Congress Party.

  25. Vivekananda: Bring All Together

    Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Vivekananda, India’s first global guru.

  26. Jamsetji Tata: Swadeshi Capitalist

    How Jamsetji Tata transformed Indian industry and set out to beat the Raj

  27. Deen Dayal: Courtier with a Camera

    Sunil Khilnani returns with Incarnations, profiling pioneering photographer Deen Dayal.

  28. Birsa Munda: Have You Been to Chalkad?

    The young, charismatic healer who led his tribal community in revolt against the British.

  29. Jyotirao Phule: The Open Well

    The life of the lower-caste boy who rose to become a social reformer.

  30. Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi: Badass Queen

    Exploring the life and death of a heroine of the 1857 rebellion.

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