Supriya Gandhi Books

Supriya Gandhi is a historian of Mughal India who specializes in religious history and teaches religious studies at Yale University. Her work delves into the complex religious and cultural interactions of early modern South Asia. She explores how diverse beliefs and practices intersected and shaped Indian society during this era. Gandhi brings a keen and erudite perspective to the study of religion and history.

The Emperor Who Never Was
352 pages
13 hours of reading
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Dara Shukoh was the heir-apparent to the Mughal throne in 1659, when he was executed by his brother Aurangzeb. Today Dara is lionized in South Asia, while Aurangzeb, who presided over the beginnings of imperial disintegration, is scorned. Supriya Gandhi's nuanced biography asks whether the story really would have been different with Dara in power.

The Emperor Who Never Was