Xuanzang's journey in India is reviving the country's forgotten Buddhist heritage. Deepak Anand, a researcher and heritage guide, has retraced the seventh-century Chinese monk's 3,000-kilometre trek across several Indian states, guided by Xuanzang's travelogue, to rediscover and revive long-forgotten Buddhist sites mentioned in the text
Xuanzang's travels and research united two ancient cultures long lost to the passage of time, in a bond of respect and understanding that is felt in modern debates regarding global politics and mass culture