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Order your copy of From Landi Kotal to Wagah: Cultural Heritage Along the Grand Trunk Road  from Urdu Book to earn reward points along with fast Shipping and chance to win books in the book fair and Urdu bazar online. ISBN: 9231003879 Author: Salman Rashid Language: English Subject: History, Travel Year: 2021 Pages: 249     This is the story of one of the grandest highroads in the subcontinent richly        steeped in legend and history. From the rugged contours of the Khyber Pass      it bears the reader through a wondrous land of culture, heritage and a                remarkably beautiful geography. From the middle of the sixth century BCE          when Cyrus, the greatest king of the Achaemenian empire, annexed modern        day Pakistan right down to the present times, the road has been extensively        travelled. If there were invaders and plunderers on this grand highway, there       were also pious pilgrims and common traders. Sprinkled along the length of       the road like milestones to an ancient past are signs of those who traversed         it. The Greeks, Mauryans. Scythians, Parthians, Sassanians and Turks all left          their mark with a distinctive Mughal and British overlay. This book is a                  celebration of the Grand Trunk Road and those who left their mark on the            history of Pakistan.               About the Author: Salman Rashid is Pakistani preeminent travel writer and a Fellow of Royal            Geographical Society. In his books, the traveller, the story-teller and the               historian swap hats at astonishing speed, blending geography, history,                 ethnography, and indigenous oral and historical traditions. Rashid has been         travelling and writing for almost four decades and has contributed to                   numerous prestigious publications, including hundreds of feature articles to       leading English language newspapers of Pakistan. Rashid's books, among the     classics of travel, include Deosai: Land of the Giant, The Apricot Road to               Yarkand and Prisoner on a Bus. He has also written A Time of Madness, a             memoir of the partition of India. From Landi Kotal to Wagah is his eleventh         book and the culmination of decades of travelling and exploring along the           Grand Trunk Road.   From the Foreword: From Landi Kotal to Wagah: Cultural Heritage Along the Grand Trunk Road portrays the history and diversity of cultural and religious heritage along the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan with an acute eye. Salman Rashid, the pre-eminent Pakistani travel writer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, takes us on a fascinating journey along the Grand Trunk Road, describing the architectural marvels built over millennia and their history, highlighting the diverse cultural, religious and architectural expressions that have helped shape the identity of the people of Pakistan. The book, unique in its kind, serves to encourage the people and the government of Pakistan to protect and preserve the heritage which marks the ancient landscape of Pakistan. We are confident that From Landi Kotal to Wagah will encourage the tourists to explore the country in depth.   Your one-stop Urdu Book store www.urdubook.com 

Order your copy of From Landi Kotal to Wagah: Cultural Heritage Along the Grand Trunk Road  from Urdu Book to earn reward points along with fast Shipping and chance to win books in the book fair and Urdu bazar online.

ISBN: 9231003879 
Author: Salman Rashid 
Language: English 
Subject: History, Travel 
Year: 2021 
Pages: 249 

 

 This is the story of one of the grandest highroads in the subcontinent richly        steeped in legend and history. From the rugged contours of the Khyber Pass      it bears the reader through a wondrous land of culture, heritage and a                remarkably beautiful geography. From the middle of the sixth century BCE          when Cyrus, the greatest king of the Achaemenian empire, annexed modern        day Pakistan right down to the present times, the road has been extensively        travelled. If there were invaders and plunderers on this grand highway, there       were also pious pilgrims and common traders. Sprinkled along the length of       the road like milestones to an ancient past are signs of those who traversed         it. The Greeks, Mauryans. Scythians, Parthians, Sassanians and Turks all left          their mark with a distinctive Mughal and British overlay. This book is a                  celebration of the Grand Trunk Road and those who left their mark on the            history of Pakistan.

      

       About the Author:
 Salman Rashid is Pakistani preeminent travel writer and a Fellow of Royal            Geographical Society. In his books, the traveller, the story-teller and the               historian swap hats at astonishing speed, blending geography, history,                 ethnography, and indigenous oral and historical traditions. Rashid has been         travelling and writing for almost four decades and has contributed to                   numerous prestigious publications, including hundreds of feature articles to       leading English language newspapers of Pakistan. Rashid's books, among the     classics of travel, include Deosai: Land of the Giant, The Apricot Road to               Yarkand and Prisoner on a Bus. He has also written A Time of Madness, a             memoir of the partition of India. From Landi Kotal to Wagah is his eleventh         book and the culmination of decades of travelling and exploring along the           Grand Trunk Road.

 

From the Foreword:
From Landi Kotal to Wagah: Cultural Heritage Along the Grand Trunk Road portrays the history and diversity of cultural and religious heritage along the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan with an acute eye. Salman Rashid, the pre-eminent Pakistani travel writer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, takes us on a fascinating journey along the Grand Trunk Road, describing the architectural marvels built over millennia and their history, highlighting the diverse cultural, religious and architectural expressions that have helped shape the identity of the people of Pakistan.
The book, unique in its kind, serves to encourage the people and the government of Pakistan to protect and preserve the heritage which marks the ancient landscape of Pakistan. We are confident that From Landi Kotal to Wagah will encourage the tourists to explore the country in depth.

 

Your one-stop Urdu Book store www.urdubook.com 

Order your copy of From Landi Kotal to Wagah: Cultural Heritage Along the Grand Trunk Road  from Urdu Book to earn reward points along with fast Shipping and chance to win books in the book fair and Urdu bazar online.

ISBN: 9231003879 
Author: Salman Rashid 
Language: English 
Subject: History, Travel 
Year: 2021 
Pages: 249 

 

 This is the story of one of the grandest highroads in the subcontinent richly        steeped in legend and history. From the rugged contours of the Khyber Pass      it bears the reader through a wondrous land of culture, heritage and a                remarkably beautiful geography. From the middle of the sixth century BCE          when Cyrus, the greatest king of the Achaemenian empire, annexed modern        day Pakistan right down to the present times, the road has been extensively        travelled. If there were invaders and plunderers on this grand highway, there       were also pious pilgrims and common traders. Sprinkled along the length of       the road like milestones to an ancient past are signs of those who traversed         it. The Greeks, Mauryans. Scythians, Parthians, Sassanians and Turks all left          their mark with a distinctive Mughal and British overlay. This book is a                  celebration of the Grand Trunk Road and those who left their mark on the            history of Pakistan.

      

       About the Author:
 Salman Rashid is Pakistani preeminent travel writer and a Fellow of Royal            Geographical Society. In his books, the traveller, the story-teller and the               historian swap hats at astonishing speed, blending geography, history,                 ethnography, and indigenous oral and historical traditions. Rashid has been         travelling and writing for almost four decades and has contributed to                   numerous prestigious publications, including hundreds of feature articles to       leading English language newspapers of Pakistan. Rashid's books, among the     classics of travel, include Deosai: Land of the Giant, The Apricot Road to               Yarkand and Prisoner on a Bus. He has also written A Time of Madness, a             memoir of the partition of India. From Landi Kotal to Wagah is his eleventh         book and the culmination of decades of travelling and exploring along the           Grand Trunk Road.

 

From the Foreword: From Landi Kotal to Wagah: Cultural Heritage Along the Grand Trunk Road portrays the history and diversity of cultural and religious heritage along the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan with an acute eye. Salman Rashid, the pre-eminent Pakistani travel writer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, takes us on a fascinating journey along the Grand Trunk Road, describing the architectural marvels built over millennia and their history, highlighting the diverse cultural, religious and architectural expressions that have helped shape the identity of the people of Pakistan. The book, unique in its kind, serves to encourage the people and the government of Pakistan to protect and preserve the heritage which marks the ancient landscape of Pakistan. We are confident that From Landi Kotal to Wagah will encourage the tourists to explore the country in depth.

 

Your one-stop Urdu Book store www.urdubook.com