Question

What are the passes in the north which provide message to the ancient travellers

Answer 1

• The routes across the Indian ocean which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.

• The Deccan Peninsula* helps India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.

• The Ocean which is south of India given name Indian Ocean as no other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has.

• The land routes of India are much older than sea route. Various passes across mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers as ocean limited such interaction for a long time.

• The land routes helped India in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times.

• India have propagated the ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system as well as given spices, muslin and other merchandise to different countries.

• Also, the influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of India.