Dedication; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Science in India: Ancient and Modern; Indian Civilization; Ancient Science; Astronomy; Mathematics; Medicine; Decline and Fall; Modern Science in British India; References; Chapter 3: The Nineteenth Century; Heat and Thermodynamics; Atoms and Nuclei; Towards Quantum Theory; References; Chapter 4: Early Years; College Life; Reference; Chapter 5: Understanding the Atom; References; Chapter 6: Saha the Physicist; Visit to Europe; References

Chapter 7: Saha's Ionization FormulaReferences; Chapter 8: Saha at Allahabad; Visit to Europe; References; Chapter 9: Again in Calcutta; Visit to USSR; Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS); References; Chapter 10: Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP); Reference; Chapter 11: National Problems and Social Concerns; Science and Culture; River Management; Planning for the Damodar Valley; Freedom Movement; Saha's Question and Netaji's Reply; Calendar Reform; Time Measurement; The Day; The Month; The Year; The Gregorian Calendar; The Week; References

Chapter 12: River Physics and Flood ControlReferences; Chapter 13: Saha and Bhabha; Atomic Energy; References; Chapter 14: Saha in Parliament; References; Chapter 15: Sudden End; Reference; Chapter 16: Saha and a Symbol of Excellence; References; Chapter 17: Epilogue; References; Appendix I; Meghnad Saha: A Chronology; Appendix II; Some Indian Personalities; Appendix III; Research Papers by Meghnad Saha; Books by Meghnad Saha; Bibliography; About Names of Places; Index