What can a history of the horse tell us about India today?
Live MintThe horse, on the streets of contemporary India, is a rare sight. Yashaswini Chandra devotes her recent book, The Tale of the Horse: A History of India on Horseback, to chronicling the myriad fortunes of this exquisite creature from the annals of our chequered past. “And so, the horse presents a fable.” Indeed, horses have played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s identity for a long time. The Tale of the Horse: A History of India on Horseback by Yashaswini Chandra, Pan Macmillan India, 336 pages, ₹699 Tied to these expansionist ambitions was a surging interest in trading Arab breeds, expert horses known for their prowess in military situations and for fetching hefty prices. Notwithstanding her attempt to give us a comprehensive sense of the stakes involved in horse trading in the subcontinent, Chandra shines brightest in her chapter on the Mughals and their love of horses.
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