A review by jax_hughes
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple

4.0

 The Golden Road intrigued me, as after reading The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan I was intrigued to learn more about how ideas beginning in one area can be translated to a wider area. I hve always been fascinated by India and South Asian history, so this seemed like the perfect jumping off point. After completing the book, I will say I wanted a bit more explanation of the history of how or why ideas spread, but this book offers many different rabbit holes to explore. This genuinely offers readers a glimpse on how ideas from India were spread and where archeological evidence has been found throughout history of it. Awesome book for those interested to learn a bit more about Buddhism's spread in China and Southeast Asia, as well as India's numerical system and many other Indian exports.