The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang. By Alexander Cunningham., Major-General, R.E. With thirteen maps.

From ancient to modern times, India has played a central role in human ... of Hinduism and create a scrapbook that highlights important gods, holy sites, and ancient texts. To honor the great ...

In doing so, the study confirms that these tropical forests served as important ... India and also from Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Neotropics. They demonstrate how ...

This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India. Dalrymple recovers a period that lasted from around 250 BC until roughly the eighth century, ...

"India whether knowingly or unknowingly has landed on a very ancient trade route that in fact probably was more important during the classical period than the Silk Road ever was," Dalrymple said.

Indian has many ancient places like Hampi. India, a land steeped in history ... The city is home to several important religious sites, including the Brahma Sarovar and the Jyotisar, where Krishna ...

Geography determines climate and resour­ces ... However, the Vindhya, a low mountain range stretching across central India, roughly from Gujarat in the west to Bihar in the east, has served ...

By invoking this historical geography of a ... that stitched together the ancient world, Dalrymple argues, but a “Golden Road”, named for the riches of ideas and knowledge associated with the ...