This book briefly and yet succinctly presents the life-stories of some of the great saints of India—Gautama Buddha, Sankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhvacharya, Tirugnana Sambandar, Tirunavukkarasu, Nammalvar, Andal, Mira Bai, Samartha Ramadas, Guru Govind Singh, Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda.

Authored by Sri Anna N. Subramanian, the well-known author and translator, the book is especially meant for college students as part of their religious studies.