In this Encyclopaedia the life and works of great Indian personalities Indian films music art politicians writers sports industries and science have been presented in a very lucid form. This Encyclopaedia consists of five volumes. In each volume the life and works of prominent personalities have been arranged as under: Vol. I. Legends of Indian Films Music and Art; Vol. 2: Legends of Indian Politics; Vol. 3: Legends of Indian Writing; Vol. 4: Legends of Indian Sports; Vol. 5: Legends of Indian Industries and Science.

The purpose of bringing out this five volumes set of Encyclopaedia of Indian Icons is to present to the reader in a comprehensive form the life sketches and works of these legends at one place.

It is hoped that this Encyclopaedia will be found very useful and informative to the readers of various walks of life and it is worth cataloguing in the libraries also.