Dalrymple in Dhaka

William Dalrymple, an eminent Scottish historian and writer, spoke at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), on Friday, 13 November, on his latest book, Nine Lives: in Search of the Sacred in Modern India. Dalrymple was invested as the second scholar in residence at IUB and presented with a sash. He will be conducting a creative writing workshop with the faculty and students of Independent University, Bangladesh.
William Dalrymple is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Mughal, the Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857, an account of the last Mughal Emperor of Delhi during the Indian Mutiny, and White Mughals, which tells the story of a love affair between a colonial British officer and an Indian princess. He has also written and presented several documentaries such as Stones of the Raj and Sufi Soul.
White Mughals won the Scottish Book of the Year Prize (2003) and the Wolfson Prize for History (2003). The Last Mughal won the Duff Cooper Prize for History and Biography (2007). Dalrymple is a recipient of the Mungo Park Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographic Society for his "outstanding contribution to travel literature". He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Asiatic Society. His interests include South Asia, the Middle East and the Muslim world. He is currently living in Delhi where he is rumored to be engaged in his latest literary endeavor.