![]() ![]() If you are a citizen of South Asia, the book will also give you a sense of your roots and improve your understanding of the current socio-political environment in the region. The dynamics of the relationship between the individual and society, the rise in complexity of man’s emotional and intellectual dimensions as they evolved through history, the amount of learning undertaken and the author’s progressive thoughts will leave you spellbound. The stories, which cover a period of more than 8,000 years, document the evolution and growth of the region with remarkable coherence and are equally relevant 70 years later.įor those interested in South Asian history, the book has volumes to offer. ![]() ![]() The book which was first published in Hindi in 1944 and translated in English by Victor Kiernan in 1947, has since been published in more than 20 languages and is considered a literary classic.įrom Volga to Ganga is an anthology of 20 short stories, written by the inveterate traveller Sankrityayan, who became an authority on the culture, language, philosophy and ethos of South Asia towards the mid-20 th century. If there was ever a book that I wish I had discovered in my youth, it would be Rahul Sanskrityayan’s From Volga to Ganga - a vivid account of the evolution of civilisation in the subcontinent. ![]()
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