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The Great Indians

Volume 2: The Classical Age

9 volumes · 300 chapters · Published 2 Nov 2026

Abhinav Pandey

The first 5 chapters of each volume free

Volumes

Vol 2 of 9

Vol 2 · The Classical Age

36 chapters, 40–75. The first five are free to read here.

  1. 40KhāravelaFree to read · 19 min
  2. 41Nāyanikā (Nāganikā)Free to read · 19 min
  3. 42Bharata MuniFree to read · 19 min
  4. 43KapilarFree to read · 19 min
  5. 44AvvaiyārFree to read · 19 min
  6. 45Kākkaipāṭiṉiyār NaccellaiyārNot in the free sample · 19 min
  7. 46AśvaghoṣaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  8. 47Karikāla Chōḻa (Karikalan)Not in the free sample · 18 min
  9. 48Rudradāman INot in the free sample · 20 min
  10. 49CharakaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  11. 50NāgārjunaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  12. 51UmāsvātiNot in the free sample · 19 min
  13. 52Viṣṇu ŚarmanNot in the free sample · 19 min
  14. 53Asaṅga & VasubandhuNot in the free sample · 19 min
  15. 54MayūraśarmanNot in the free sample · 19 min
  16. 55SamudraguptaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  17. 56Chandragupta II (Vikramāditya)Not in the free sample · 20 min
  18. 57KālidāsaNot in the free sample · 21 min
  19. 58PrabhāvatīguptāNot in the free sample · 19 min
  20. 59BuddhaghosaNot in the free sample · 18 min
  21. 60Iḷaṅkō AṭikaḷNot in the free sample · 19 min
  22. 61BodhidharmaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  23. 62HariṣeṇaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  24. 63BhartṛhariNot in the free sample · 20 min
  25. 64ThiruvaḷḷuvarNot in the free sample · 19 min
  26. 65ĀryabhaṭaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  27. 66Dignāga & DharmakīrtiNot in the free sample · 19 min
  28. 67Kāraikkāl AmmaiyārNot in the free sample · 19 min
  29. 68VarāhamihiraNot in the free sample · 19 min
  30. 69Mahendravarman INot in the free sample · 19 min
  31. 70Appar & SambandarNot in the free sample · 20 min
  32. 71BāṇabhaṭṭaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  33. 72Pulakeśin IINot in the free sample · 19 min
  34. 73HarṣavardhanaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  35. 74BrahmaguptaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  36. 75BhāskaravarmanNot in the free sample · 20 min

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