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“Thus, an Indian father’s determination to protect his beloved daughter led to the demise of the Portuguese in Oman. In”
― Sanjeev Sanyal, The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History

“In reality, the network of large and small temples had a close relationship with merchant and artisan communities as well as the village/town councils; this is quite clear from an examination of various donations and contracts. Moreover, the reason that the temples accumulated so much wealth is that they acted as bankers”
― Sanjeev Sanyal, The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History

“Roman writer Pliny (23–79 AD) wrote: ‘Not a year passed in which India did not take fifty million sesterces away from Rome.”
― Sanjeev Sanyal, Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography

“It is this Bharata, an ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas, after who our country is named - Bharat. Our land is also known as Bharatvarsha, or the kingdom of Bharata.”
― Sudha Murty, The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata