A Passage to India
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A Passage to India is a 1924 novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 grea
First edition (UK)
View of the Rajgir Hills, an inspiration for the fictional Marabar Hills.
Entrance to the Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves
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The Barabar Hill Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire, some with Ashokan inscriptions, located in the Makhdumpur region of Jehanabad district, Bihar, I
A Passage to India
…Dr. Aziz, his British friend Mr. Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Adela Quested. During a trip to the fictitious Marabar Caves (modelled on the Barabar Caves of Bihar), Adela thinks she finds herself alone with Dr. Aziz in one of the caves (when in fact he is in an entirely different cave; whether the attacker…
The carved entrance of Lomas Rishi cave, (c. 250 BC) is the first known Maurya relief
Panorama of Barabar hill, with entrances to Sudama and Lomas Rishi caves
Entrances of Sudama Cave, and further, Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar Hill.
Unfinished interior (floor and ceiling) of Lomas Rishi cave. The rocky bumps left in the state on the ground appear in the farther left corner.