Carved from solid rock with incredible precision, the Barabar Caves challenge what we know about ancient engineering and technology in India. Donald Trump blasts Putin—"What the hell happened to ...

The Kailasa Temple and the Lie of “No Architecture Before the Mughals” One of the most awe-inspiring examples of human craftsmanship and spiritual intention stands quietly in Ellora, Maharashtra—the ...

Mount Kailash remains an unconquered Himalayan peak. This is more a product of its religious significance than the mountaineering challenge posed by its atypical pyramid shape. For Hinduism ...

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 ...

Ancient India: Living Traditions ... Others devour animals or hold symbolic weapons, like the rock sculpture of Pancika (AD100-300) from Gandhara in what is now northern Pakistan, who appears ...

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 ...