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Prabhakar Perumalsamy Shanmugavel
Beneath the forests of the Western Ghats lie the traces of ancient routes that once connected peninsular India to Africa, Arabia, Southeast Asia, and Rome. Long before European powers arrived by sea, these mountains and their rivers supported ports, cities, temples, and trading guilds that formed the foundation of the world’s earliest spice networks. From the sweet waters of the Siruvani to the spice rich forests of Valparai and the Nilgiris, ecology, faith, and commerce once thrived together. This book uncovers a largely untold history of how spices native to the Western Ghats placed India Read More...
The Spice Spine
Books by Prabhakar Perumalsamy Shanmugavel
To understand the world, we must understand the mountains that built it. The Spice Spine traces the story of the Western Ghats—one of the world’s great ecological engines—and reimagines global history through the mountains that shaped it.
Long before ships braved the oceans or empires carved their names in stone, the rainforests of the Ghats nurtured the world’s most coveted treasures—spices whose fragrance traveled across continents. This b
The Spice Spine
Books by Prabhakar Perumalsamy Shanmugavel
To understand the world, we must understand the mountains that built it. The Spice Spine traces the story of the Western Ghats—one of the world’s great ecological engines—and reimagines global history through the mountains that shaped it.
Long before ships braved the oceans or empires carved their names in stone, the rainforests of the Ghats nurtured the world’s most coveted treasures—spices whose fragrance traveled across continents. This b
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