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URL:https://map-india.org/map-events/william-dalrymples-golden-road/
SUMMARY:William Dalrymple’s Golden Road
DESCRIPTION:If our recent exhibition\, Chay Reds\, Ferrous Black: The Untol
 d Stories of Indian Trade Textiles in Sri Lanka\, has taught us anything\,
  it is the profound influence of trade routes in shaping cultural practice
 s\, materials\, and traditions.\n\nWilliam Dalrymple\, in his book The Gol
 den Road\, takes this concept further\, although in a broader context. The
  book argues that the primary trade route connecting Eurasia from 250 BCE 
 to 1200 CE—referred to as the "Golden Road"—was a vital corridor throu
 gh India. This route facilitated the spread of an Indian sphere of influen
 ce\, often called the "Indosphere." Over 1\,500 years\, Indian ideas in mu
 sic\, dance\, mathematics\, architecture\, and sculpture traveled across v
 ast areas of Asia\, evolving into local forms while shaping the region's c
 ultural and intellectual history.\n\nJoin us in a conversation with Willia
 m Dalrymple as he draws from a lifetime of scholarship to shed light on In
 dia's often-overlooked position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. Discover 
 how India's ideas and innovations not only spread across the continent but
  also played a pivotal role in shaping its history and identity.
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