India is a land of intrigue to many, and always offers something unique to its visitors. From the ancient traders who came in search of exotic spices and gold, to the post-medieval voyagers who were enamoured by the land’s riches, to the present day global entrepreneurs and travel junkies.
India offers a promising journey of colour, culture, cuisine and even climate.
Interesting Maps of India
The nation is vast and eclectic – offering many a delights, be it food, culture, people, places, arts – one is always bound to discover something new, right around the corner. Needless to mention, this land of bounteous surprises will draw you into a range of experiences – tradition and modernity, splendour and austerity, adventures on the road and voyages of the soul…
And what would ever happen to voyages without a map – a path to show you what to look for, where to seek your experiences, and guide your interests. Wouldn’t it be exciting, if the maps not only showed you the obvious, but also shared tales of yore? They would guide you to learn how the obvious came into existence and the events that may have shaped it. How a moment in time bore testimony to a series of evolving events – historically, politically…culturally?
Witness all these and more, when you look through this series of interesting maps on India, which offer rich validation on the country’s political, historic, geographic and socio-cultural landscape. Some offer the obvious – and equip you with facts and data, and some will take you through journeys. A few of these maps depict interesting perspectives on what we already know about India, while some illustrations take us closer to dimensions that are waiting to be explored.
Check out our list of top 10 interesting maps of India
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Written by Lakshmipriya Somasundaram for Chillibreeze