The book by the famous writer, philosopher, traveler Yuri Klyuchnikov “I was looking for Russia in India. Wanderings in Ariavarta” continues the tradition of describing the sacred places of India, begun by H. P. Blavatsky and N. K. Roerich. This book is based on the unique experience of six travels by the Author with a group of like-minded people to the ancient and modern shrines of Ariavarta. The author was personally fortunate to meet and communicate with the saints and sages of India, to touch the living tradition of searching for truth, which is in many ways inaccessible to the superficial gaze of an ordinary tourist. Yu. Klyuchnikov peers into the unique faces of the wonderful country of mountains, temples and sages, trying to penetrate its secrets. In succession, fabulous cities, sacred places, magnificent mountain landscapes pass before the reader’s gaze – Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Calcutta, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Rishikesh, Naggar, Haridwar, Bangalore, Madras, Vrindavan, Bodhgaya, Auroville, Dharamsala , Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Mathura…
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.Talking about his travels, Author simultaneously makes entertaining excursions into the history of Eastern religions and philosophical systems, tells how modern India lives and what it strives for, what outstanding modern Indian spiritual ascetics think about their country and Russia. Unusual facts, information, thoughts and the events presented in the book will undoubtedly be received with great interest by a wide range of readers, and especially by those who love Indian and, more broadly, Eastern culture and partial to eternal spiritual themes.