Kautilya in his book, Arthashastra, quotes, “A green pearl on the banks of the river Periyar in the South-west mountains”. This green pearl is also known as the Queen of …
Spices were one of the earliest trade commodities in India. Pepper was leading among the variety of spices cultivated in India. A native of India, pepper dates back to almost …
By Dominik Wujastyk, University of Alberta Although there are good collections of Sanskrit manuscripts outside India, they are small in number compared with the great collections of India. A library in Europe will …