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The Wealth Networks of India

The Wealth Networks of India

How Roads, Rivers, and Seas Shaped a Subcontinent

Akshay Chavan
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The Wealth Network: Trade, Terrain, and the Making of India, explores the intricate web of geography, trade, and culture that wove the fabric of India’s story. For too long, history has focused on kings and politicians. The book shifts our lens to India’s trading communities—those who braved mountains, rivers, and oceans to create the economic foundation of India. It traces patterns through networks and nodes—routes and cities where people, goods, money, and ideas flowed. Within these networks are 108 stories, each one helping you to look a little deeper into India’s past. They are about trade and travel, faith and power, migration and ambition—but most importantly, they are about how wealth moved, and how that movement shaped Indian history.

Imprint: Penguin Business

Published: Mar/2026

ISBN: 9780143477853

Length : 464 Pages

MRP : ₹999.00

The Wealth Networks of India

How Roads, Rivers, and Seas Shaped a Subcontinent

Akshay Chavan

The Wealth Network: Trade, Terrain, and the Making of India, explores the intricate web of geography, trade, and culture that wove the fabric of India’s story. For too long, history has focused on kings and politicians. The book shifts our lens to India’s trading communities—those who braved mountains, rivers, and oceans to create the economic foundation of India. It traces patterns through networks and nodes—routes and cities where people, goods, money, and ideas flowed. Within these networks are 108 stories, each one helping you to look a little deeper into India’s past. They are about trade and travel, faith and power, migration and ambition—but most importantly, they are about how wealth moved, and how that movement shaped Indian history.

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Paperback / Hardback

Akshay Chavan

Akshay Chavan is an author drawn to the currents that bind societies across time. Educated at the University of Lancaster, he spent more than a decade in the fast-moving world of digital media and e-commerce before turning back to the slower rhythms of history. Between 2017 and 2025, he founded and led Live History India, the country’s first digital platform devoted to history and culture, and wrote over two hundred articles exploring India’s social, economic, and cultural past. He now heads the Pratiti Foundation, which works with diverse communities to cultivate shared knowledge, skills, and enduring livelihoods.

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