Brown PunditsA Deccani miniature of a dancing girl tying her hair, Golconda, about 1700

The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself

maritime trade

  • Arikamedu: The Port That Traded with Rome

    Arikamedu, 4 km south of Pondicherry, traded with Rome 2,000 years ago. Today it is littered, its mangroves full of plastic. What should the site be for?

    X.T.M29 October 20269 comments
  • Silk Sense

    Drawing on an interview with Tansen Sen of Peking University, the author examines China’s promotion of an ancient Silk Road as a harbinger of peace and prosperity, and the historian’s…

    X.T.M28 September 20140 comments
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