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The Kohinoor diamond, one of the most famous diamonds in the world, was stolen from India and fought over throughout centuries of colonial conquest, eventually landing in the hands of British royals who tricked a ten-year-old South Asian monarch into relinquishing it. The diamond was ultimately cut to nearly half its size to suit British beauty standards for the crown jewels-and is displayed to this day in the Tower of London museum, a trophy of colonization....

Presents a collection of over 130 family recipes for Indian dishes, with advice on ingredients, equipment, weights, and measurement and options for starters, meat entrees, vegetables, sides, breads, chutneys, and desserts.

Lonely Planet's India is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the magnificent monument to love that is the Taj Mahal, climb into the high Himalaya and Ladakh's moonscapes, and experience the dramatic rock-cut grottoes in the caves of Ajanta; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of India and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's...

This book from the series of ''My Roads'' describes my journey from Nepal to Tibet and back to India.

In the heart of India, nestled amidst the dusty plains of Agra, lies a monument that transcends time and whispers tales of undying love. This is the Taj Mahal, a poem sculpted in marble, a testament to the enduring power of devotion. Its ivory-white domes, inlaid with intricate pietra dura, pierce the azure sky, beckoning travelers from afar.More than just a magnificent structure, the Taj Mahal is a love letter etched in stone. It is the story of...

From the author of the international bestseller Tracks comes a vivid memoir of the grueling migration season she spent with the nomads of northwestern India India's Thar Desert is a place of stark contrasts. Forming a natural border between Pakistan and India, the desert has been the home of the Rabari herders for thousands of years. In 1990, Australian travel writer Robyn Davidson spent a year with the Rabari, whose livelihood is increasingly endangered...

"Pacific Hills, California: Gated communities, ocean views, well-tended lawns, serene pools, and now the new home of the Shah family. For the Shah parents, who came to America twenty years earlier with little more than an education and their new marriage, this move represents the culmination of years of hard work and dreaming. For their children, born and raised in America, success is not so simple. For the most part, these differences among the five...