Iran to India | Alka Patel in conversation with Sam Dalrymple

Описание: In a compelling reconstruction of a little-understood dynasty, Alka Patel brings together the architectural patronage attributed to the Shansabanis, also known as the Ghurids, rulers whose influence stretched across Afghanistan and the lower Indus. Using built remains as primary sources along with inscriptions and manuscript texts, she illuminates the crucial historical processes they initiated, beginning an era of history that would change India and Central Asia forever. In conversation with Sam Dalrymple, Patel brings this contentious dynasty to life for contemporary audiences.

Alka Patel (PhD, Harvard) is Professor Emerita at the University of California and joined LA3M in 2025 to direct the Indo-Persian Continuum program. She has held a number of prestigious fellowships, most recently as a Getty Scholar (2017–18), Josephus Daniels Fellow at the National Humanities Center (2019), and Researcher in Residence at the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art (INHA) (2023).

Sam Dalrymple is a Delhi-raised Scottish historian, award-winning filmmaker and bestselling author. His debut book, Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, was a Number One bestseller in India, and was named one of “the best history books to read in 2025” by The Week. It has been translated into three languages, was shortlisted for the 2025 Eastern Eye Award for History and long-listed for the Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman 2025 for Best Debut and the 2025 Atta Galatta Award for Best Nonfiction.

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