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The Golden Road with William Dalrymple | Bradford Literature Festival 2025

Join award-winning historian William Dalrymple as he unveils The Golden Road, a revolutionary history of how India shaped the ancient world. From the invention of zero to Angkor Wat and the spread of Buddhism to China, discover how Indian art, religion, science, and trade transformed global civilisation. A powerful retelling of India’s forgotten influence across Eurasia. For over a millennium, India was the forgotten heart of Eurasia – a confident exporter of civilisation, art, and knowledge. From mathematics and the invention of zero to astronomy, music, literature, and mythology, Indian culture blazed a trail that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific. Dalrymple explores how Hinduism, Buddhism, and Indian philosophy transformed Asia, from the temples of Angkor Wat to the spread of Buddhism in China. He reveals how India’s innovations in trade and technology helped shape global history, even funding parts of the Roman Empire. www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk