Exeter Institutagram Conversation (#ExeterConvos)
Professor Supriya Gandhi (Yale): Dara Shukoh’s Legacy in Modern South Asia
| An Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies event | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 2020 |
| Time | 16:00 |
| Provider | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies |
Event details
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Supriya Gandhi’s wonderfully composed narrative about Dara Shukoh should be of interest to those looking at how modern South Asia looks back at its Mughal history and the war of succession to Shahjahan. We will discuss the old question of what if Dara had succeeded and not Aurangzeb? Would the subsequent history of South Asia ending in the partitioned three states of the present been different?