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Ruby Lal

    Ruby Lal is a historian specializing in South Asian history at Emory University. Her work delves into themes of domesticity and power within the early Mughal world, as well as the coming-of-age experiences of girls in 19th-century India. Lal explores how girls' lives were shaped and how playfulness manifested, offering a unique lens into the social and cultural dynamics of the era. Her writing provides profound insights into historical figures and societal structures.

    Vagabond Princess
    Empress
    • 2024

      A captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir

      Vagabond Princess
    • 2020

      Empress

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.8(663)Add rating

      Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost-until now.

      Empress