100 Great Chronicles Of Indian History

A signboard from the most advancedcivilization in the ancient world.The lost notebooks of a mathematical genius.A line on a map that divided a country into two.Read about these and 97 other amazing documents from stone inscriptions, palm-leaf and papyrus manuscripts, clay tablets and copper plate engravings to patents, posters, letters, journals, maps and much, much more that will take you on an extraordinary tour of Indias fascinating past. Dip into an adventurers diary to find out what it was like to spend a day at the Mughal court. Refer to a centuries-old guidebook for stage performance tips. Marvel at the exquisite illustrations adorning the pages of a conquerors scrapbook. These invaluable relics offer rare glimpses and insights into events that shaped the course of Indias kaleidoscopic journey, uncovering little-known details, colourful stories and a collage of cultures. Deeply researched, engagingly written and thoroughly engrossing, this is one history book you will not want to put down! See more