The Gates of India

by Thomas Holdich

It is only within the last century that explorers and historians have rediscovered the landward gates of India which lie to the north and west of the peninsula through which have poured immigrants from Asia and conquerors from the west from time immemorial. It is only by an examination of the historical records which concern them, and the geographical conditions that surround them, that any clear appreciation of the value of this dangerous field of the Indian Trans-frontier can be attained.The Gates of India of Thomas Holdich remains as relevant today as when first published in 1910 for a thorough understanding of the formidable and dangerous frontier of India.