William Dalrymple

As English spread over the subcontinent, India lost forever its rich Persianate literary heritage

Richard M. Eaton describes the successful merging and diffusion of Sanskrit and Persian cultures after 1000 — until the arrival of the East India Company

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  • India in the Persianate Age 1000–1765

    Richard M. Eaton

    Allen Lane, pp. 488, £30

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