Ruby Lal

Ruby Lal is an award-winning historian of India and professor of South Asian history at Emory University whose writing has appeared in Time , BBC History , and Literary Hub . She is the author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan , which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her most recent book, Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan , was longlisted for the prestigious Cundill History Prize and received praise from the BBC, Wall Street Journal , and...See more

Ruby Lal is an award-winning historian of India and professor of South Asian history at Emory University whose writing has appeared in Time , BBC History , and Literary Hub . She is the author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan , which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her most recent book, Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan , was longlisted for the prestigious Cundill History Prize and received praise from the BBC, Wall Street Journal , and Times Literary Supplement , among others. She divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia, and Delhi, India. See less