| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| India's First City-2, 600 BC : Dholavira | | 9 |
| The Jackals Came After Aarti : The banni Lands | | 17 |
| Land of the Nomads: The Little Rann | | 25 |
| The Pugmarks of History: Sasan Gir | | 31 |
| Hamlet of the Holy Fire: Udwada | | 39 |
| Our Wondrous Water Pavilions : The Vavs | | 47 |
| The Golden City on a Hill : Jaisalmer | | 55 |
| The Evolution of Gods: The Mystique of Folk Heroes | | 65 |
| Fair of the Brightest Moon: Pushkar | | 73 |
| Tales of the painted Havelis: Shekhawati | | 85 |
| Shrine of the Great Dervish: Ajmer's Dargah Sharif | | 93 |
| The Fortress of Pleasure mandu | | 101 |
| The Jewel in the Lotus: Ujjain | | 109 |
| The First Gallery: Bhimbetka | | 119 |
| Bundela Towers and Intrigues: Orchha | | 125 |
| There be Whyte Tygres: Bandhavgarh | | 135 |
| before the Monks : Ajanta | | 143 |
| Stellar Voyager : Lonar | | 151 |
| The Fusion Seer: Shirdi | | 159 |
| The Saga of the Tiffin Carriers: The Dabbawalas | | 167 |
| Retro Station : Matheran | | 173 |
| The First Line: The Sea Forts | | 183 |
| The Festival before the fast: The Carnival | | 193 |
| The Xavierian Imperative : Velha Goa | | 199 |
