In Indian schools, history is not given as much importance as other subjects; however, the history textbooks do allocate considerable attention to the narratives of foreign travellers who visited India. These textbooks have played a crucial role in popularising the names of many such travellers. Megasthenes, Marco Polo, Xuanzang, Ibn Battuta, and Faxian are well-known figures in history classrooms, despite their names being pronounced differently in various regional languages throughout the country. This phenomenon has a rationale. A closer examination of India’s history reveals how the accounts of foreign travellers have influenced our comprehension of the past.