Decoding ancient Indian history. ... Natrinai and Purananuru tell us about ancient kings, while Pattinapaalai describes the port city of Kaveripoompattinam and the arrival of food from Eelam or Lanka.

Long before the rise of modern technologies, ancient Indian thinkers, scientists, and scholars had already laid the foundations for many innovations that continue to influence the world today. Here s ...

Commerce along sea routes was central to how Ancient Indian ideas spread around the world. William Dalrymple's new book traces how these ideas changed the world forever.