The ancient South Asian world

Beads in the backyard

Mountains and monsoons

Stone serpents

Farmers and herders

Gadgets galore

Walls and wells

Scratches, seals, and symbols

The cities of the Indus

Going shopping

By land and by sea

Dying rivers and growing cities

Fire and sacrifice

Two great adventures

New Gods

Two gentle religions

Empires and evidence

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

Nothing but a zero

Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha

The example of service

Who's in charge here, anyway?

A place for everyone and everyone in her place

South Asia's golden age

Gods, caves, and Kalidasa

The people are fond of festivity.