Part one : The ancient heritage --
I. The Indus civilization / B.B. Lal --
II. The early Āryans / t. Burrow --
III. The early Dravidians / John P. Marr --
IV. A'sokan India and the Gupta Age / Romila Thapar --
V. Medieval Hindu India / A.L. Basham --
VI. Hinduism / S. Radhakrishnan --
VII. Buddhism / Bhikshu Sangharakshita --
VIII. Jainism / A.N. Upadhye --
IX. Philosophy / S.N. Das Gupta --
X. Social and political thought and institutions / J. Duncan M. Derrett --
XI. Science / H.J.J. Winter --
XII. Ancient and modern languages / t. Burrow --
XIII. Classical literature / A.K. Warder --
XIV. Early art and architecture / P.S. Rawson --
XV. Music / N. Jairazbhoy --

Part two : The age of Muslim dominance --
XVI. The Muslim ruling dynasties / S.A.A. Rizvi --
XVII. Medieval Hindu devotionalism / J.T.F. Jordens --
XVIII. Islam in medieval India / S.A.A. Rizvi --
XIX. Sikhism / Hew McLeod --
XX. Medieval Indian literature / Krishna Kripalani --
XXI. Muslim architecture in India / Martin S. Briggs --
XXII. Medieval Indian miniature painting / Pramod Chandra --

Part three : Challenge and response-the coming of the west --
XXIII. The Portuguese / J.B. Harrison --
XXIV. The Mughals and the British / Percival Spear --
XXV. Hindu religious and social reform in British India / J.T.F. Jordens --
XXVI. Islamic reform movements / Aziz Ahmad --
XXVII. The nationalist movement / Hugh Owen --
XXVIII. Modern literature / Krishna Kripalani --

Part four : India and the world outside --
XXIX. Early contacts between India and Europe / H.G. Rawlinson --
XXX. Indian influence in ancient South-East Asia / Alastair Lamb --
XXXI. Appendix / H.H.E. Loofs --
XXXII. Indian influences on China / J. LeRoy Davidson --
XXXIII. India and the medieval Islamic world / S.A.A. Rizvi --
XXXIV. India and the modern West / Friedrich Wilhelm and H.G. Rawlinson--
XXXV. Conclusion/A.L.Basham