The Story of India

When Marco Polo visited India in the 13th century, he described the country as ‘the richest province in the world… a land of wonders’. Everything about India is older, bigger, more colourful, more diverse and more intriguing than anywhere else. From the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass, from war torn Iraq to the palm fringed shores of Kerala, Michael Wood journeys across the Indian subcontinent and beyond to discover the history of a land almost unimaginably lavish and vibrant. The world’s largest democracy, a nuclear power and a rising economic giant, India is also the world’s most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity stretching back into prehistory.