"The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World" by William Dalrymple

I just finished #reading this #book: #TheGoldenRoad by #WilliamDalrymple
Though, this wasn't what I was looking for ( #atheism in ancient #India), it turned out to be a pretty great book on how Indian technology and philosophy helped shape our world.
#Booksky #ReadingIsDelicious #ReadingIsSexy

#TheGoldenRoad out now in Polish!

From the ArtefactPorn community on Reddit: A 17th century emerald (Colombian) carving of a Hindu Saint, with ruby and gold inlays. Part of the Lord Glenconner’s collection [2048x1584] Explore this post and more from the ArtefactPorn community

Surprised to find out that #TheGoldenRoad reached Colombia! FYI @willdalrymple.bsky.social

Dalrymple’s Golden Road Dazzles, But Lacks Depth At a time when India seems to be scaling new heights at least in GDP rankings globally, there couldn’t have been a timelier book on India and its place in the world than The Golden Road. William Dalrymple’s latest book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World attempts to tell the story of how India as a prosperous and vibrant country in ancient times helped spread uniquely Indian ideas, art and culture as well as science around the world.

My thoughts on William Dalrymple's book, The Golden Road and why it loses the main arguments and facts in iconography and finery.

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From @WilliamDalrymple #TheGoldenRoad #Buddha #Wealth #pragmatism

I’ve been working on this painting off and on for a couple years, but it really came together this summer. It’s called The Golden Road, inspired by a trip to Montana and our connection to the Earth and each other. 💛🌾 Hope it speaks to you.
#TheGoldenRoad #IntuitiveArt #NatureInspired #SpiritualArt

Diving into the epic #TheGoldenRoad by #WilliamDalrymple. Here’s the blurb. Note the final sentence

Can India revive its ancient maritime legacy in today’s geopolitical landscape and rival China’s Belt and Road?

Featuring: William Dalrymple (@willdalrymple.bsky.social), author of #TheGoldenRoad

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Did you know that India was once so powerful in global trade that the Romans imposed tariffs on Indian goods? Hear more from historian William Dalrymple (@willdalrymple.bsky.social), author of #TheGoldenRoad.

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#kofétiš featuring moji od dol in #TheGoldenRoad 🧡

You're either on the bus or off the bus ✌️ ☮️🎸🎼🪕🎵☯️✌️
#60sculture #merrypranksters #Woodstock💀 #deadheads 💀
#truckin #thegoldenroad
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@willdalrymple.bsky.social's #TheGoldenRoad: www.theguardian.com/world/articl...

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It’s Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 150th birthday this week!
Happy Birthday 👑Maud!

Look for book recommendation reels all week long. 👀 Let’s talk about some of her standalone novels & the Road to Avonlea!

#lucymaudmontgomery #princeedwardisland #thestorygirl #thegoldenroad #theroadtoavonlea #bookstagram

#TheGoldenRoad rave reviewed in The Hindustan Times

"Modern India has not told her ancient tale well either to herself or the world, a task newly accomplished by William Dalrymple’s book, The Golden Road – How Ancient India Transformed the World.

www.hindustantimes.com/books/review...

Launching #TheGoldenRoad in Kerala at Taj Malabar tonight 6.30pm! All welcome!

Launching #TheGoldenRoad in Kerala at Taj Malabar tonight 6.30pm! All welcome!

The Golden Road and the Brattle Book Shop, Part II Reflections about finding an old copy of The Golden Road by L.M. Montgomery at the Brattle Book Shop in Boston.

The Golden Road and the Brattle Book Shop, Part II
www.worldofanneshirley.com/2024/11/the-...

#LMMontgomery #Books #Bookstores #TheGoldenRoad

The 21 best history books of 2024 From ancient India and the Vikings to the CIA, explore the world’s glorious, gruesome and ugly past. Featuring Max Hastings, Ben Macintyre and more

Very pleased to see #TheGoldenRoad chosen as one of @thetimes.com History Books of the Year
www.thetimes.com/article/b2ef...

I'll be giving a lecture on #TheGoldenRoad at 7pm Gulmohar in the Indian Habitat Centre this evening. All welcome @IHCDelhi

I'll be giving a lecture on #TheGoldenRoad at 7pm Gulmohar in the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi this evening. All welcome

An extract from History Today's end of year book recommendations recommending Quinn & Dalrymple

Lovely shout-out for #howtheworldmadethewest from Eugene Rogan in the end of year round-up from History Today - very happily paired with #thegoldenroad from my good comrade @willdalrymple.bsky.social

Brilliant Eugene Rogan very kindly chose #TheGoldenRoad as one of his Books of the Year @HistoryToday, alongside Josphine Quinn's fabulous How The World Made the West. Eugene's own The Damascus Events is one of my own favourites this year.

Slowly reaching the end of the fantastic The Goldem Road by @willdalrymple.bsky.social !

It's difficult to take a photo of a book with just one hand...

#TheGoldenRoad #booksky 💙📚

A note on the fascinating story of how zero and the Indian place value numbering system made its way from India through Arabia to the rest of the world.
Based on @willdalrymple.bsky.social 's amazing book
#TheGoldenRoad.
Thank you for your work @willdalrymple.bsky.social!

#TheGoldenRoad history book
#EmpirePodcast is amazing, browse the back catalogue.

Empire | Goalhanger Podcasts

Wonderful to see that @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are here! Their #Empire podcast is fantastic! The two episodes on "Empire of numbers" (based on Dalrymple's #thegoldenroad) were eye opening! www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/empire

Speaking on #TheGoldenRoad at @CSMVSmumbai this evening at 6pm. All welcome!

William Dalrymple The Golden Road Book Review: Ancient India, Global Trade and Buddhism The book breaks new ground by shifting focus from land-based Indian history to the vital role of maritime trade in spreading Indian culture across Asia. It spotlights merchants and Buddhist missionari...

Very grateful for Manu Pillai's generous review of #TheGoldenRoad- and it seems a good way to begin here...

William Dalrymple The Golden Road Book Review: Ancient India, Global Trade and Buddhism - Frontline

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