Across the seven seas Indian travellers' tales from the past
Anuradha Kumar
- Gurgaon Hachette Book Publishing India 2015
- 170p. 20cm.
A lot has been written about people who came to India at various times in history, but not enough about those who went from here to strange and surprising foreign lands.Way before trains and planes, speed and luxury, these intrepid globetrotters from India sailed stormy seas and traversed hostile territories, documenting their travels and travails in detailed and often amusing accounts. Anuradha Kumar's Across the Seven Seas, brings together more than a dozen dramatic accounts of Indian travellers from the 18th....