Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia | Jaipur Literature Festival 2026

Описание: Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
Sam Dalrymple in conversation with Abhishek Choudhury

Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple explores the dramatic unmaking of the Indian Empire, once spanning from the Red Sea to Southeast Asia. Drawing on archival research, memoirs, and eyewitness accounts across multiple languages, this compelling narrative illuminates the wars, migrations, and legacies that forged modern Asia. In conversation with Abhishek Choudhary, Dalrymple traces five partitions that carved twelve nations, reshaping borders, identities, and lives.

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.

Abhishek Choudhary is a bilingual writer best known for his two-part study of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Hindu Right. An NIF Fellow and a Robert B. Silvers grantee, his debut won the 2023 Tata Literature Award. His work has been cited by the BBC, The New York Times, and several other platforms.

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