Part I. Claiming a nation (1915-1922). The returning hero ; Coming out in Banaras ; Three experiments in Satyagraha ; Going national ; The personal and the political ; Capturing the congress ; The rise and fall of non-cooperation ; The Mahatma from above and below

Part II. Reaching out to the world (1922-1931). Prisoner number 827 ; Picking up the pieces ; Spinning in Sabarmati ; The moralist ; The memoirist ; Once more into the fray ; Father, son, holy spirit ; The march to the sea ; The prison and the world ; Parleys with proconsuls ; At home in London

Part III. Reform and renewal (1931-1937). Arguments with Ambedkar ; Shaming the Hindus ; A second sabbatical ; From rebels to rulers

Part IV. War and rebellion (1937-1944). The world within, and without ; (Re)capturing the congress ; One nation, or two? ; Pilgrimages to Gandhi ; Somewhere between conflict and cooperation ; Towards 'Quit India' ; A bereavement and a fast ; The death of Kasturba

Part V. The last years (1944-1948). Picking up the pieces (again) ; Prelude to partition ; Marching for peace ; The strangest experiment ; Independence and division ; The greatest fasts ; Martyrdom

Epilogue: Gandhi in our time.