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The Temple of Treasures and Other Incredible Tales of Indian Monuments
Which ancient city in India was ruled over by a prince from Cambodia?
What does a 2,000-year-old bead reveal about an ancient Indian settlement?
How did the slave of a slave become the sultan of Delhi?
Find answers to these questions and uncover many unexpected stories of remarkable monuments, astounding discoveries, powerful rulers and fabulous treasures in this book.
Storytellers and guides from the award-winning Storytrails take you on a fun-filled tour of 30 fascinating sites and sights across India. Explore events that shaped our culture and altered the course of history - from the decoding of ancient scripts to the arrival of new religions. Make novel connections between people and places across time, and gain a unique perspective on the country.
Brimming with unusual information and charming illustrations, The Temple of Treasures takes you on a magical journey through India's past.
What does a 2,000-year-old bead reveal about an ancient Indian settlement?
How did the slave of a slave become the sultan of Delhi?
Find answers to these questions and uncover many unexpected stories of remarkable monuments, astounding discoveries, powerful rulers and fabulous treasures in this book.
Storytellers and guides from the award-winning Storytrails take you on a fun-filled tour of 30 fascinating sites and sights across India. Explore events that shaped our culture and altered the course of history - from the decoding of ancient scripts to the arrival of new religions. Make novel connections between people and places across time, and gain a unique perspective on the country.
Brimming with unusual information and charming illustrations, The Temple of Treasures takes you on a magical journey through India's past.
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255 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 25, 2022
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July 7, 2023
Does history fascinate you? Do you want to know more about the back stories of some famous Indian monuments and other Indian places? Then this is the right book for you.
It is a non-fiction book having historical stories and facts. There are 30 chapters and each one takes you on a journey through time. The cover and back both are so beautiful and artistically created.
A temple having closed vaults in its basements for centuries and finally on opening them finds a treasure beyond valuation. Do you know world famous Yale University is standing only because of India? Which is the richest company of the world? If you name the current tech-giants then you are wrong. The richest company was a Dutch one and that too in 17th century. It was worth trillions at that time. Which is the oldest script? It is Brahmi script inscribed by Ashoka on the pillars in his empire. How was it discovered and decoded? There are many more such stories in the book.
I also found a connection with this book. As I am from Jaipur, there is a story of it too. A Jaipur king travelled to overseas carrying Gangajal in 3 enormous pots made of silver. Only 2 of them made it back and were later on put in the museum. I have visited this museum many times since childhood and always looked at those pots in awe. I never knew their story until now. Because of this same story I got to know why prison of Andaman was called Kalapani during British time.
This book has many stories related to Indian monuments, artifacts, places etc which will fascinate you. It has beautiful illustrations and side notes which explains more facts related to the story.
Language is easy and can even be read by beginners. Writers have done incredible job in researching and gathering facts and finally presenting them in a fabulous way. This book is for all age groups and a must read for history lovers and anyone who is interested in Indian monuments.
It is a non-fiction book having historical stories and facts. There are 30 chapters and each one takes you on a journey through time. The cover and back both are so beautiful and artistically created.
A temple having closed vaults in its basements for centuries and finally on opening them finds a treasure beyond valuation. Do you know world famous Yale University is standing only because of India? Which is the richest company of the world? If you name the current tech-giants then you are wrong. The richest company was a Dutch one and that too in 17th century. It was worth trillions at that time. Which is the oldest script? It is Brahmi script inscribed by Ashoka on the pillars in his empire. How was it discovered and decoded? There are many more such stories in the book.
I also found a connection with this book. As I am from Jaipur, there is a story of it too. A Jaipur king travelled to overseas carrying Gangajal in 3 enormous pots made of silver. Only 2 of them made it back and were later on put in the museum. I have visited this museum many times since childhood and always looked at those pots in awe. I never knew their story until now. Because of this same story I got to know why prison of Andaman was called Kalapani during British time.
This book has many stories related to Indian monuments, artifacts, places etc which will fascinate you. It has beautiful illustrations and side notes which explains more facts related to the story.
Language is easy and can even be read by beginners. Writers have done incredible job in researching and gathering facts and finally presenting them in a fabulous way. This book is for all age groups and a must read for history lovers and anyone who is interested in Indian monuments.
September 7, 2022
If you have ever wondered how a slave became the sultan of Delhi? Or if anyone interpreted the stick figure script? Or how a Cambodian became the king of Kanchipuram? Then you are a history buff and you need to read this book.
The team at Storytrails has selected 30 of the most fascinating stories from Indian history that gives us insights into how monuments where made, mysteries of temples, and even curses of kingdoms. The stories are packed with facts and engage the reader from start to finish. India's cultural history is vast and diverse and this book catches a glimpse of that with some of the most prominent and interesting stories. Young readers would also enjoy this as the style of writing is easy and in a storytelling format.
I am definitely looking forward to a part 2 for this book because just one book isn't enough.
Definitely a must read and a must have on bookshelves.
The team at Storytrails has selected 30 of the most fascinating stories from Indian history that gives us insights into how monuments where made, mysteries of temples, and even curses of kingdoms. The stories are packed with facts and engage the reader from start to finish. India's cultural history is vast and diverse and this book catches a glimpse of that with some of the most prominent and interesting stories. Young readers would also enjoy this as the style of writing is easy and in a storytelling format.
I am definitely looking forward to a part 2 for this book because just one book isn't enough.
Definitely a must read and a must have on bookshelves.
December 7, 2025
Collection of not-the-usual histories related to many Indian monuments. I would say it is a good starting point for further readings, as the choice of the histories is excellent, but the author does not go in any kind of details. Considering the style I think this is a book targeted to teenagers. I would have personally loved it as a teen.
December 13, 2025
Fantastic read. It has really interesting stories of India. I learnt a lot of new things about our history and heritage.
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