Arctic Quote by Megasthenes

“This northerly route of east–west transit and trade, extending from the Panjab and the upper Indus to Bihar and the lower Ganga, now became…

— John Keay

Crossing over mountains, rivers, arid oceans, setting at naught, as it were, the obstacles of the distance of space and time, the blood of…

— Swami Vivekananda

I was growing up in Hyesan, right by the closest North Korea-China border. China was just across the river: you could see across. So…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

There is Bengal, and Bihar, Barakor river is in the middle of them; so strange, so profound! No other river (not even Ganga) has…

— Sukanta Bhattacharya

“The Ganges, though flowing from the foot of Vishnu and through Siva's hair, is not an ancient stream. Geology, looking further than religion, knows…

— E.M. Forster

“Each of these rivers is associated with a particular divine force. The Ganga is associated with Shiva, Godavari with Rama, Yamuna with Krishna, Sindhu…

— K V Singh

“A far cicada rings high and clear over the river’s heavy wash. Morning glory, a lone dandelion, cassia, orchids. So far from the nearest…

— Peter Matthiessen

When a certain swathe of India's population considers the country's ancient past, it doesn't see a country fragmented into kingdoms, savaged by caste divisions,…

— Karan Mahajan

“It is very simple,” said the Indian. “A direct line takes us from the Delhi railroad to that of Bombay. The junction is at…

— Jules Verne

“The mountains of Ararat are part of the larger mountain chain called the Alpide Belt or Alpine-Himalayan Belt. This range extends from Spain and…

— Ken Ham

“As the Moslems advanced into India native culture receded farther and farther south; and towards the end of these Middle Ages the finest achievements…

— Will Durant

Each is like a river that leaves behind its name and shape, the whole course of its path , to vanish into the vast…

— Richard Selzer