Patna is the charismatic land which has basked in the limelight for over 5,000 years. Its mutli-layered history speaks of the people, cutures and dynasties that flourished here through the ages. Pataligram to Patalipatnam to Pataliputra to Pa-lin-fou to Patlibothra to Kusumapura to Azimabad, and several other names in between, Patna has held its own. This book is a visual ode to the spirit of the city which once it touches you, leaves a little mark in your heart for life.