Indiia: 5000 let istorii - Kei Dzh.

India is a unique country that has given humanity such religions as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, high art and literature, unique architecture, many philosophical teachings and, of course, conquered the Western world of yoga, curry and Bollywood Movies. "India is the cradle of the human race, the cradle of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great-grandmother of tradition," Mark Twain wrote. India experienced many invasions, seizures, mergers and divisions, but century after century remained an identity and only became stronger. The "Pearl of the British Crown" of the 19th century, the birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Neru and, finally, the dynamic modern state, which has embarked on the path of modernization. In this all-encompassing and vividly written book, The English historian and journalist John Kay talks about the most unusual country on our planet from ancient times to the present day.