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The Great Indians

Volume 1: The Vedic Age and the Age of Ferment

9 volumes · 300 chapters · Published 2 Nov 2026

Abhinav Pandey

The first 5 chapters of each volume free

Volumes

Vol 1 of 9

Vol 1 · The Vedic Age and the Age of Ferment

39 chapters, 1–39. The first five are free to read here.

  1. 1ṚṣabhanāthaFree to read · 19 min
  2. 2Viśvavārā ĀtreyīFree to read · 18 min
  3. 3ViśvāmitraFree to read · 20 min
  4. 4VasiṣṭhaFree to read · 20 min
  5. 5AgastyaFree to read · 17 min
  6. 6LopāmudrāNot in the free sample · 19 min
  7. 7DīrghatamasNot in the free sample · 19 min
  8. 8Śunaḥśepa (Devarāta)Not in the free sample · 20 min
  9. 9VyāsaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  10. 10PārśvanāthaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  11. 11BaudhāyanaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  12. 12VālmīkiNot in the free sample · 20 min
  13. 13Uddālaka ĀruṇiNot in the free sample · 20 min
  14. 14Janaka of VidehaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  15. 15YājñavalkyaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  16. 16Satyakāma JābālaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  17. 17Vidagdha ŚākalyaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  18. 18Gārgī VācaknavīNot in the free sample · 19 min
  19. 19MaitreyīNot in the free sample · 19 min
  20. 20SuśrutaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  21. 21MahāvīraNot in the free sample · 19 min
  22. 22Mahāpajāpatī GotamīNot in the free sample · 19 min
  23. 23Gautama BuddhaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  24. 24YāskaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  25. 25AmbapālīNot in the free sample · 20 min
  26. 26UpāliNot in the free sample · 19 min
  27. 27KhemāNot in the free sample · 19 min
  28. 28PaṭācārāNot in the free sample · 19 min
  29. 29ĀnandaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  30. 30Jīvaka KomārabhaccaNot in the free sample · 20 min
  31. 31KaṇādaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  32. 32BhadrabāhuNot in the free sample · 19 min
  33. 33PāṇiniNot in the free sample · 20 min
  34. 34ChāṇakyaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  35. 35Chandragupta MauryaNot in the free sample · 21 min
  36. 36Aśoka (Devānāṃpiya Piyadasi)Not in the free sample · 19 min
  37. 37PiṅgalaNot in the free sample · 19 min
  38. 38Mahinda (Mahendra)Not in the free sample · 20 min
  39. 39SaṅghamittāNot in the free sample · 19 min

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