India's eastern and western coastal cities served as intermediaries on sea routes linking East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and points beyond. The subcontinent can be roughly divided into ...

NARRATOR: It's late December. Three thirteen-year-olds from the UK are on their way to explore the geography of India. It's the trip of a lifetime, one that will challenge their preconceptions.

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The snake charmer. The yarn threader. The broommaker. Traditional jobs in India can be as varied and distinctive as ...