After the tragic death of his son, Dr. Neil Downs flees to India, where he takes a job as the resident physician at the American Embassy and tries to work through his grief.
Traces the history of India from its origins to the fourteenth century, describing the country's people, culture, language, government, religion, and role in world development.
In India to search for a missing boy she's been sponsoring, teen-ager MacBurnie King becomes stranded in a village during a monsoon, where she has the chance firsthand to experience the hunger and poverty of the desperate villagers.
In India, Raju is angry about spending two months on his aunt and uncle's farm while his family attends a wedding in England, but things looks much brighter after he becomes mother to a newly-hatched chick.
Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history.
Chronicles the history of the Mogul dynasty from its rise in the sixteenth century to its decline in the nineteenth century; includes information on the Mogul emperors and the paintings, architecture, culture, and politics of the time.
