His new book is "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World," and William Dalrymple joins us now from Houston on his U.S. book tour. Thanks so much for being with us.

One of the big contentions of popular historian William Dalrymple’s latest book “ The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World,” which came out in the United States a few weeks ...

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, ...