The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a video on the Gupta empire representing the golden age of Classical India. Discover the ...

However, it took William Dalrymple’s The Golden Age — How Ancient India Transformed the World, published earlier this year, to give us a near-complete idea of how central India was to ...

His new book is "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World," and William Dalrymple joins us now from Houston on his U.S. book tour. Thanks so much for being with us.

His new book is "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World," and William Dalrymple joins us now from Houston on his U.S. book tour. Thanks so much for being with us.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Before the Silk Road, there was India's Golden Road, says historian William Dalrymple. It was a route that ran from the Roman Empire in the West, to Korea and Japan in the Far ...