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Most people think of ancient civilizations as separate worlds that occasionally bumped into each other. The reality was far more interesting.
Between the Vedic period and the Kushan Era, India was one of the most connected intellectual hubs on the planet. Indian astronomers were exchanging ideas with Babylonian stargazers. Indian physicians were comparing notes with Greek doctors trained in humoral medicine. The Kushans were carrying Buddhist texts, along with Indian medicine and astronomy, deep into China.
None of this happened in isolation. It happened because India sat at the intersection of the Indian Ocean trade network, the Central Asian corridors, and the overland routes into Persia and the Mediterranean, and the people moving through those routes carried ideas, not just goods.
My latest post on The Indic Scholar traces this exchange across six civilizations: Babylonians, Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, Śakas, Kushans, and Romans. It covers how these interactions shaped astronomy, medicine, philosophy, art, and administration on both sides.
It's part of an ongoing series on ancient Indian history of science.
You can read it here: [ https://theindicscholar.com/ancient-indian-trade-exchange-of-ideas-with-the-world/ ]
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