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Who would fly to my town, Silla, and deliver my words?

R C Ganjoo The local Sarpanch informed us that we were first supposed to reach Anderwan village, the starting point to Mohand Marg. I had heard about Mohand Marg from elders, and later on, I read about its significance. Sir Marc Aurel Stein’s name always made me inquisitive to know why he had chosen this location situated at a height of 11000 feet in the woodland of the Himalayas, to translate Kalhan Pandit’s celebrated history Rajatarangini and add to it […]

Legends say that ghosts of fallen Mongol soldiers haunt the ruins of Khara Khoto in the Gobi Desert. It’s certainly not your typical abandoned city.

Since ancient times, Xinjiang has been a multi-ethnic region with many religions living side by side. Throughout Xinjiang’s long history, the various ethnic groups living in the region have mingled and learned from one another, creating a pluralistic pattern.

: Astana Cemetery in China’s Taklamakan Desert is closely connected with the Silk Road, ancient Gaochang city, and amazing textiles and paper manuscripts.

Antique Maps of the Middle East, Arabia & Persia. Gallery of authentic historic & rare maps of the Middle East, Arabia, Persia, & the Holy Land, 16th- 19th centuries.

My several years of fieldwork from 2000 to 2020 in Darel and Tangir in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan have revealed

Even in the Gobi Desert, the Party goes on A long plane trip to the far reaches of north-western China isn’t far enough to evade frenetic Communist Party centenary celebrations. Camels in the south Gobi Desert. This remote corner of China is rich in the history of the Silk Road.  Mark Daffey Save Share To escape the self-congratulatory, fervent and, indeed, reverent adulation over the Communist Party of China’s centennial celebrations, it seemed timely to go a long way from Beijin...

Like a love affair, the hunt for tracing the source of the Sind river took me years of trekking deep into the gorges and mountains. Finally, I hired boats and sailed through this charming river till it embraced Jhelum at Shadipora, writes Mahmood Ahmad  As my boat glided gently over the turquoise...

The translation of Rajatarangini, a 12th century historical chronicle that includes myths and folk tales, will open it up to a new generation of readers