Videos

Following are videos from interviews, lectures, and events.

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

Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan–
Ruby Lal in Conversation with Anjali Enjeti

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Ruby Lal and William Dalrymple at the British Library, London

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Ruby Lal in conversation with Lipika Pelham: Vagabond Princess, The Royal Asiatic Society, London

Ruby Lal In Conversation With Avik Chanda

Book Review Discussion: Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

Islamic Courses present: BOOK REVIEW DISCUSSION – EMPRESS: THE ASTONISHING REIGN OF NUR JAHAN With author Professor Ruby Lal [Professor of South Asian Studies, Emory University] and hosted by Lubaaba Al-Azami

ThinkFest Conversations 7: Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

Questions and conversation with Ruby Lal.

Candid Talk Episode IV: The History Women

Streamed live on June 4, 2020.

Karwaan Live: The Astonishing Reigh of Nur Jahan

Ruby Lal: Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India

A BrownIndia initiative.

Race, Gender, and Inequality

Middlebury Media Service

The Gender Studies Concentration Opening Ceremony & Scholarly Talk: Feminist Landscapes: Teaching and Writing the History of India

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The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

The Loft Forum Q&A

Empress: Nur Jahan, Women and Power with Ruby Lal and Gail O’Neill

Charis Books & More. Streamed live on May 5, 2020

2019 LA Times Festival of Books Author Discussion on World History

April 13, 2019
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JLF at Boulder 2018: Empress – the Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

September 21-23, 2018

JLF at Boulder 2018: Empress – the Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

September 21-23, 2018

Talk: Ruby Lal – Empress: the Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

December 8, 2017

Q&A: Ruby Lal – Empress: the Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

December 8, 2017