Perhaps the earliest travellers from distant landsto the Indain soil where the trading Persains. Evidence of caravans of Persians visiting India lies engraved in the inscriptions dating to the persian king Darius. During the rule of the Guptas, there was free access to the ports along the Western Coast, seaborne commerce access to the ports along the coast, seaborne commerce With Europe through Egypt was yet another season for travel in and around the country. There are aslo references of many known Persians, who visited the Indain soil for commerce and trade. There are aslo a mention of cultural exchange between Persia and India. Reference has also been made to the influence of Persian customs in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
Great travellers from various far away lands visited India. Probably the greatest traveller remembered from the distant past is Hieun-tsang. A devout Chinese Buddhist, he made the perilous journey to India around A.D. 633. His main mission was to collect and translate ancient Buddhist scriptures. Some other travellers whose names need special mention are Alexander the Great Marco Polo, Benjamin of Tudela, Ibn Batutah, Francisco Friar, Alfonso D' Albuquerque and Mark Twain.
One of the important developments during this period was the emergence of some sort of communication system and accomodation. Development of trade and commerce necessitated this development. Shulgi, the ruler of ancient Babylonia, claimed to have built roads and rest houses at various places for wayfarers. With trade and commerce forming a link in development, it was inevitable that some sort of commucation system connecting the centres of trade, commerce and learning were found to be in good shape, When Alexander the Great, during his journey, reached India, he found well maintained roads covered with shady trees. Along one royal highway, 1920 kilometers long and about 19 metres wide, people travelled in chariots, palanquins, bullock carts on horses, camels and elephants.
Great travellers from various far away lands visited India. Probably the greatest traveller remembered from the distant past is Hieun-tsang. A devout Chinese Buddhist, he made the perilous journey to India around A.D. 633. His main mission was to collect and translate ancient Buddhist scriptures. Some other travellers whose names need special mention are Alexander the Great Marco Polo, Benjamin of Tudela, Ibn Batutah, Francisco Friar, Alfonso D' Albuquerque and Mark Twain.
One of the important developments during this period was the emergence of some sort of communication system and accomodation. Development of trade and commerce necessitated this development. Shulgi, the ruler of ancient Babylonia, claimed to have built roads and rest houses at various places for wayfarers. With trade and commerce forming a link in development, it was inevitable that some sort of commucation system connecting the centres of trade, commerce and learning were found to be in good shape, When Alexander the Great, during his journey, reached India, he found well maintained roads covered with shady trees. Along one royal highway, 1920 kilometers long and about 19 metres wide, people travelled in chariots, palanquins, bullock carts on horses, camels and elephants.
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