From Barygaza to Kampala: How the Monsoon Winds Built 2,000 Years of Indo-African Trade

As the southwest monsoon breaks over the Arabian Sea this July, drenching the coasts of Gujarat, Konkan, and Kerala, few commuters cursing the traffic outside their windows realise that the very same winds once dictated the fortunes of empires. The rain that delays a flight out of Mumbai today is the direct descendant of the […]