A turban in Stockholm -- The tapestry of a subcontinent -- Messiahs, mahdis, and ahmadis -- A mathematical childhood -- From mathematics to physics -- The men who knew infinities -- Not so splendid isolation -- 'Think of something better' -- The arrogant theory -- Uniting Nations of science -- Trieste -- Electroweak -- Quark liberation front -- Demise -- Prejudice and pride.