Tale of the Horse: A History of India on horseback by Yashaswini ChandraMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hooter: A rundown on Indian history from the ecosystem around horses
A unique perspective of running through Indian history with the aspect of horses, from foreign bred omes to the local ones, cross breeding to create unique ones to the game of polo and conquests in the search for the best horses to historical past as spoken of in mythological epics.
From Banjaras to Rajputana history to Afghan tradesmen who turned Indian royalty, horses have been centre to a lot of cultural nuances our country has evolved over the years including the hindi saying of "ghode bech ke sona" makes for an interesting read and a different perspective to viewing our history.
Whilst numerous facts litter the book, the structure felt all over and was different to gallop through the book.
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