OBJECTIVE ONE:          To show the manner in which Islam comes to India, not simply as an old
                                           Arab faith but as a rich synthesis of the Mediterranean heritage,
                                           thereby representing the coming of what will become important components
                                           of the "New Indic" dimensions of Indian culture and civilization.

OBJECTIVE TWO:          To trace the coming of the British, first, as traders, then as conquerors,
                                            and to show how the older Indic and Indo-Islamic traditions reacted by way
                                            of developing Neo-Muslim and Neo-Hindu traditions.

OBJECTIVE THREE:      To provide an overview of India's struggle to become a modern nation-state
                                           and to highlight the most important achievements and tensions as India moves
                                            into the future.