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.

Smoke curled from the rooftops, and groves of Himalayan poplars ... rich salt deposits of the Tibetan Plateau and the markets of India. Here, the Lo-pa taxed the yak caravans, which, in addition ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Lesley Stahl reported from Bhutan, a small, remote country tucked away in the Himalayan mountains ... firmly connected to its ancient past.

aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centres near its border with China. Home to many ancient monasteries as the birthplace of Buddhism, India received ...