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Tamerlane: Sword of Islam by Justin Marozzi
About the Author: Justin Marozzi read History at Cambridge. A former Financial Times foreign correspondent, he writes regularly for The Times, the Sunday Telegraph, the Financial Times and the Spectator where he was a contributing Editor until disappearing to Central Asia to research this book.
About the Book: Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World is the story of one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen. Temur’s armies were irresistible, feared throughout Asia, and wherever they rode, death rained around them like the plague. And yet he was a man who loved beauty and opulence. Justin Marozzi travelled across central Asia to give us a stunning portrait of a complex emperor and a formidable military strategist, who was both creator and destroyer.
About the Presenter: Latika Padgaonkar is passionate about literature and cinema. She is a journalist, editor and translator. She has taught at Fergusson College and JNU. She was the Executive Editor of Cinemaya: The Asian Film Quarterly and Director of Cinefan, The Festival of Asian
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Date: Sunday, 16 May 2021 Time : 06.30 pm
