While several systems of time measurement ... ancient Indian texts, most, use the nimesha as the smallest unit. This unit is defined as the time required for the winking of an eye. In ancient ...

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 ...