The First Explorers of India: Who They Were and What They Found
India has captured the imagination of the world since the ancient times. While some of the first explorers of India came to our shores seeking knowledge, others were captivated by the stories of our golden culture, while still others set their foot to discover the myriad riches of the land and to trade for the wide variety of unique wares that only our land yielded. It is truly fascinating to imagine that even when the means of travel were so limited, the curiosity of man forced him to forsake the comforts of his home and discover what the world has to offer. Picture Courtesy: Google Often times the ancient explorers of India did not just gain knowledge for themselves, they also contributed richly to our culture and had a great influence on the destiny of our land. When Adi Shakaracharya, the 8 th Century philosopher, travelled from his ancestral village in Kerala to the heights of the Himalayas in Kashmir, he became a proponent of Advita Vedanta and help...