Exploring the Stories of India with Audrey Truschke

Join us for an evening with Audrey Truschke where we will celebrate her latest book "India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent" and hold a conversation featuring prominent Hindu scholar Anantanand Rambachan and prominent Muslim scholar, R. David Coolidge.

The book itself is a magisterial history spanning the five millennia of the Indian subcontinent—from the Indus Valley Civilization to the complexities of the twenty-first century. This richly textured narrative explores the region’s political, social, religious, and cultural evolution, spotlighting its astonishing diversity and the voices of women, religious minorities, and marginalized groups. The evening will also delve further, featuring a wide-ranging, historically informed and theological conversation on contemporary Hindu-Muslim relations, with Truschke joined by two leading scholars, discussing how India’s contested past continues to shape its present and future.

The event will be moderated by Mahan Mirza, Executive Director of the Ansari Institute with an introduction by Timothy J. Gianotti, President of the American Islamic College.

Advanced registration is required for this free but ticketed event.

Doors open at 5:00 pm with a lite reception prior to the event. The program will begin promptly at 5:30 pm with an opportunity for book signing and purchase immediately following.