TY - BOOK AU - Arora Namit TI - Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization SN - 978-0-670-0943-3 U1 - 934 23 PY - 2021/// CY - India PB - Penguin Random House N1 - Introduction: The Lost Worlds of India 1 1 The Mysteries of Dholavira (2600-1900 BCE) 10 2 Megasthenes's India (c. 300 BCE) 40 3 The Void of Nagarjunakonda (c. 220-c. 320 CE) 50 4 Faxian, Xuanzang and Yijing in India (400-700 CE) 75 5 The Vision of Nalanda (c. 425-c. 1350 CE) 95 6 Alberuni's India (1017-30 CE) 123 7 The Enigma of Khajuraho (c. 950-c. 1250 CE) 135 8 Marco Polo's India (1292 CE) 166 9 The Innovations of Vilayanagar at Hampi (c. 1336-1565 CE) 175 10 François Bernier's India (1658-69 CE) 213 11 The Faiths of Varanasi (800 BCE-) 228 Acknowledgements 25 Notes 259 Index 285 ER -