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The definitive biography of Ravi Shankar, one of the most influential musicians and composers of the twentieth century, told with the cooperation of his estate, family, and friends For over eight decades, Ravi Shankar was India's greatest cultural ambassador. He was a groundbreaking performer...

This is the story of how Darjeeling tea began, was key to the largest tea industry on the globe under imperial British rule, and came to produce the highest-quality tea leaves anywhere in the world. It is a story rich in history, intrigue, and empire, full of adventurers and unlikely successes in culture, mythology and religions, ecology and terroir, all set with a backdrop of the looming Himalayas and drenching monsoons.

Known as the twice-born - first into the flesh and again when initiated into their vocation - the Brahmins are a caste devoted to sacred learning. But what Taseer finds in Benares, the holy city of death also known as Varanasi, is a window on an India as internally fractured as his own continent-bridging identity.  

"Sisters of Mokama is proof that faith and courage does move mountains."—Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone The never-before-told story of six intrepid Kentucky nuns, their journey to build a hospital in the poorest state in India, and the Indian nurses whose lives would never be...

'In a Nutshell', the new audiobook series from Naxos AudioBooks, continues with a fascinating history of Tibet. Part of China for many years, yet with a clearly distinctive culture (with the central devotion of its people being to Buddhism and the Dalai Lama), Tibet has a unique character in the panoply of world nations. Here we have an independent view of its history and the customs and beliefs of its people - and a commentary on the current situation.

Karachi. Pakistan's largest city is a sprawling metropolis of 20 million people. It is a place of political turbulence in which those who have power wield it with brutal and partisan force, a place in which it pays to have friends in the right places and to avoid making deadly enemies. It is a society where lavish wealth and absolute poverty live side by side, and where the lines between idealism and corruption can quickly blur.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize. Nationalism is based on lectures delivered by him during the First World War. While the nations of Europe were doing battle, Tagore urged his audiences in Japan and the United States to eschew political aggressiveness and...

Bloomsbury presents Sophia by Anita Anand, read by Tania Rodrigues. **By the presenter of the hit podcast EMPIRE** 'Sophia is the sort of remarkable, almost unbelievable untold true story that every writer dreams of chancing upon. A wonderful debut, written with real spirit and gusto. Anita...

Brought to you by Penguin. A lost princess and a vanished world: a remarkable true story that moves from the Punjab of the Raj to 1930s Paris and the Second World War In a Mumbai museum in 2007, Livia Manera Sambuy encounters a photograph that will change her life forever. The caption claims...

In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern Asian. Although India was the ultimate prize, most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern frontier in Afghanistan, Turkestan, and Tibet. Mapping the region and gaining knowledge of the enemy were crucial to the interests of both sides.

ಕಾರ್ಗಿಲ್ ಯುದ್ಧ ನಡೆದು ಇಂದಿಗೆ ಸುಮಾರು 21 ವರ್ಷ ವಾಯಿತು.ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ ದೂರದ ಕಾರ್ಗಿಲ್ ಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಯುದ್ದದ ಸ್ಥಳ, ಸೈನಿಕರ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ರವಿ ಬೆಳೆಗೆರೆ ಅವರ ಯುದ್ಧದ ನೇರ ವರದಿ ಕಾರ್ಗಿಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಹದಿನೇಳು ದಿನಗಳು

面对庞大古代帝国的无声消亡，气候剧变与经济网络断裂究竟如何瓦解了一个拥有精密供水系统与跨区域贸易的早期人类文明？穿行于砖石街道与遗落的作坊之间，我们无需借助神话传说，仅凭坚实的考古发掘证据，就能在两...

رحلة صوتية تأخذك إلى قلب التاريخ القديم لتفكيك لغز حضارة مفقودة، حيث تحكي الأنقاض قصة سقوط الحواضر ونجاة شعوبها. وسط أجواء غامضة تدفعك للتأمل أثناء تنقلاتك أو...

Descubra o declínio de uma civilização antiga sem reis nesta jornada fascinante de história e arqueologia ambiental. Perfeita para enriquecer seu trajeto diário com aprendizado contínuo, esta narrativa evocativa e imersiva transporta o ouvinte direto para as vastas planícies de...

Svela l'enigma archeologico di una civiltà antica avanzatissima, misteriosamente dissolta nel nulla millenni fa. Perfetto per trasformare i tuoi spostamenti in un viaggio immersivo nel tempo, questo ascolto ti catapulta tra le strade in mattoni crudi di un fiorente impero fluviale. L'atmosfera...

激動の英領インド分割という歴史的転換点において、巨大な大陸がいかにして引き裂かれ、新しい祖国が誕生したのか——複雑な政治交渉と多様な社会が織りなす壮大な歴史ドキュメンタリー。毎日の通勤時間や知的な探...

高度に洗練された古代文明はなぜ歴史の表舞台から姿を消したのか、繁栄と衰退のコントラストを描く歴史ミステリーがあなたの知的好奇心を強く刺激します。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに、数千年前...

Explora el gran misterio de la arqueología: cómo una inmensa civilización antigua sufrió un colapso urbano total. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, este relato inmersivo te transporta directamente a los orígenes de Asia meridional. Sumérgete en un estado de profunda reflexión y...

Dieses packende historische Sachbuch beleuchtet die Teilung Britisch-Indiens und den blutigen Weg zur neuen Nation. Ideal für die tägliche Pendelstrecke oder abendliche Weiterbildung, zieht dich diese tiefgründige Erzählung direkt in die machtpolitischen Ränkespiele und menschlichen...

Diese fesselnde historische Zeitreise durch 5.000 Jahre Kulturgeschichte offenbart die Seele des Subkontinents. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln, verwandelt dieses epische Sachbuch komplexe Epochen von den mysteriösen Städten der Induskultur bis zur modernen Nation in ein greifbares...