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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, ...

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(Xi Jinping’s reaction was not recorded.) William Dalrymple does not deploy that Sanskrit phrase in “The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World.” But his audacious book’s aim ...