Ruby Lal

Ruby Lal is an acclaimed historian of India and author of three books and numerous academic essays and creative non-fiction pieces. Her recently published biography, Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan was nominated as a finalist in History for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and for Georgia Author of the Year Award in Biography. Among the top ten picks ofTime Magazine, The Telegraph and Prospect Magazine London, Empress has been lauded by The New Yorker, The Guardian, The New York Times, the BBC, The Indian Express, Business Standard and numerous other national and international journals, magazines and newspapers. She is Professor of South Asian History at Emory University and divides her time between Atlanta and Delhi.