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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World

By William Dalrymple
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$32.99
By William Dalrymple
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Whether in art, culture, religion, science or, well, you name it, India has long been an essential driver of progress. This expansive survey of India's contributions is an ode to a nation too often misunderstood.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize 2026 * A Kirkus Reviews Best History Book of 2025 * A Library Journal Best Book of the Year * An NPR Book We Loved This Year

The instant New York Times bestseller and international sensation-a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia's underappreciated role in producing the world as we know it.

For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilization. Indi...

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