Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography by Sanjeev SanyalMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A perfect book for a person who doesn't have much liking (and knowledge) of Indian History and Geography. The book spans across much of India's history and geography of many centuries in more or less 300 pages with author choosing to dwell on some time frame with others being just named (can't be expected more in a 300 page book).
However, what the book does is provide a very good reference guide and also piques interest of ignorant creature (aka me) on the rich subject India's diverse history and geography.Although the name of book is Land of Seven Rivers, A Brief History of India's Geography, the book covers more of history than geography but I am not complaining.
To me it has given a resolve to re-pick up the John Keay's book India - A History (which i left after first few pages) and read it through.
For serious students of India's History/ Geography, they may pass on this book. However, this book is strongly recommended to students/ professionals/ residents of Delhi as it mentions many places in and around Delhi of much historical interest which can be visited on weekends and related to through this book.
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