The Silk Route Approximately 6,437 km from China to Europe. 1,500 years of trade. Caravanserais carrying silk and spices, precious stones and porcelain, even horses, the palgue, and gunpowder. Bukhara, Khiva and Fergana Valley. Here came Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Islam, and Communism. Here swept in nomadic and pastoral Turkic and Mongol tribes. Gengis Khan laid siege here, and out of this land came the brutal but brilliant Timur, the scholar at Biruni, and the scientist Ibn Cena. It is no wonder that the world has now woken up to the riches of Uzbekistan. Bukhara : A Journey on the Silk-Route, an exhibition that just concluded at the National Crafts Museum in Delhi, focused on the area's nomadic legacy. The exhibits were taken from the personal archives of David and Mandeep Housego, the couple at the helm of Shades of India, a clothing and home accessories brand.
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