"We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia," he said. What are the Silk Roads? The cities were thought to have been constructed around 1000 CE during the time of the ...

The Mappa Mundi, completed by monk Fra Mauro in 1459, is the compendium of all the geographical knowledge of the time and is arguably the greatest medieval map of the world. Video by Anna ...

But, as Sanjoy Majumder discovers, one area in Karnataka has managed to overcome the dry spell by turning back the clock, seeking inspiration from medieval kingdoms using techniques developed in ...