Mayan Routes Indian Roots: A Geopolitical Travelogue through Central America and Tracing its Connections to India
About this ebook
Mayan Routes Indian Roots is a compelling geopolitical travelogue that journeys across the vibrant landscapes of Central America- Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama- while tracing unexpected connections to India’s cultural, historical, and spiritual heritage.
From sacred temples and cosmic calendars to rituals, language, and symbolism, the narrative uncovers striking parallels between two distant civilizations. With every border crossed, the book explores how myths, memory, and human migration have left clues that transcend geography and time.
This is more than a travel memoir—it is a cultural excavation, a historical inquiry, and a bold reimagining of shared pasts.
One path, many nations. One soul, many roots.
About the author
Vineet Kumar is a scholar warrior, whose adventures span military operations, battle grounds, and beyond. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and Jawaharlal Nehru University, he blends military leadership with deep academic inquiry in defence, peace studies, and geopolitics. From instructing UN peacekeepers across 50+ nations to mastering scuba diving in all the prominent oceans, Vineet turns every experience into a meaningful story and every story into a meaningful experience.
A certified yoga instructor, language enthusiast, trained theatre actor, avid reader, and much more, Vineet’s interests span as widely as the maps he marks. His soul is woven with a love for exploration and geography, a passion that threads through every chapter of his life. The rugged terrains of Siachen, Mhow, and Port Blair, where he has trained elite troops, represent only the surface. Each place he’s been posted to becomes a realm he uncovers to its last hidden turn with. Every path he treads whispers its own tale, every corner holds a story waiting to be discovered by him. Friends seek him out to uncover the hidden gems of their hometowns, his eye for beauty brings new light to the familiar.
From conflict zones to ancient pyramids, from bustling markets to forgotten cars rusting by the roadside, curiosity is his compass. In every classroom, in every broadcast message, that same spirit guides him. His writing reflects a rare blend of discipline and wonder, crafting travel tales where geopolitics meets poetry, and history merges with humanity.
Whether teaching jungle warfare or sipping coffee in the wilderness, Vineet believes that the world is best understood one story, and one journey, at a time.
