The Hall of a Thousand Columns Author:Tim Mackintosh-Smith "Travels with a Tangerine" left us on the eastern borders of the old Islamic lands: in this new chapter of the epic journey, Mackintiosh-Smith is led through the memories of a man who died ten lifetimes ago. He reveals an India far off the beaten path of Taj and Raj, where a dead Muslim poses as a Hindu diety. Jesus pops up in the pulpit of a mo... more »sque, and the rotten tooth of a mad sultan is revered as a saint. India was the jewel in IB's turban: neatly 700 years on, it sparkles again in this book.« less