The ancient Indian text the Manusmriti ... Much of the Deccan is arid and hilly, a triangular plateau that rises from central India toward its southern tip, flanked by two mountain ranges, the ...

The story of these early peoples, whose societies, cultures, and beliefs laid the foundation for India's development, offers ...

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.

The Indian Peninsular Plateau is a part of the ancient ... of the Deccan plateau. This ghat comes under the proposed Golden Quadrilateral Freight Corridors. State: Maharashtra, India Location ...

The primary focus of Sheth’s research is not active volcanoes, but ancient volcanoes in India — ones that ... time of the formation of the Deccan volcanic plateau,” Sheth says.

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 ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to historian William Dalrymple about his latest book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World." Before the Silk Road, there was India's Golden Road ...

Everyone takes part. The ancient Hindu festival eschews the religious, societal, caste and political divisions that underpin India’s often sectarian society. Hindu or not, anybody can be ...