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Supriya Gandhi

    Supriya Gandhi je historička Mughalskej Indie, ktorá sa špecializuje na náboženské dejiny a na Yaleu prednáša náboženské štúdiá. Jej práca sa zaoberá komplexnými náboženskými a kultúrnymi interakciami v ranne novovekej južnej Ázii. Skúma, ako sa rôzne viery a praxe prelínajú a formujú indickú spoločnosť v tomto období. Gandhi prináša do štúdia náboženstva a histórie bystrý a fundovaný pohľad.

    The Emperor Who Never Was
    • The Emperor Who Never Was

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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