Cat fight in the margins! Mice & cats clash on the battlefield in this early 18th century Mughal Persian ms ⁦Bodleian Libraries⁩ (ms124, f.95a). Do the mice represent upstart rulers from the Deccan? Thanks ⁦Sudev Sheth⁩ muse.jhu.edu/article/894621…

Thank you for the kind words Rishabh Kumar, with the hope others find the time to read and share their views too!

Today in the ARB: “Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India” by Sudev Sheth Cambridge University Press asianreviewofbooks.com/content/bankro…

Heading to Chicago tomorrow to meet students and faculty colleagues Northwestern Kellogg School to discuss my book about entrepreneurs and the rise and fall of empires in India. Looking forward!

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Looking forward sharing a story at the The Wharton School Storytellers Faculty Slam next Monday Helium Comedy Club alongside my colleagues!

Thank you to Penn History for inviting me to present my book to the History Dept. community here at home! Great questions from faculty colleagues and students. Lovely to see friends from CASI, The Lauder Institute, & South Asia Studies. Dick Eaton & Roger Chartier in the audience!

Looking forward to a Noon hour discussion around my new book at the Penn Historians series hosted by Penn History. Looking forward to seeing my students and colleagues from The Lauder Institute, The Wharton School and @Penn more broadly in the audience!

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Thank you PHL's Department of Planning & Development for hosting The Wharton School & The Lauder Institute students to discuss urban design and economic change in Philly across centuries.

Thank you to Weatherhead Center for International Affairs The Mittal Institute at Harvard, and Harvard Kennedy School Prof. Gautam Nair and Harvard Business School Prof. Tarun Khanna for inviting me to present Bankrolling Empire @Harvard this past Friday. Lovely audience, including former students!

Was thrilled to see my book taken at the book stall Association for Asian Studies conference in Seattle. I had a chance to meet my editor Lucy Rhymer Cambridge University Press & partake in a panel on money & state power in Mughal, Qing, and modern China. Great conference & gorgeous city! #AAS2024

I'm looking forward to sharing insights from my new book Harvard University in two weeks alongside Prof. Gautam Nair of Harvard Kennedy School. If you live in the Boston area, I'd be delighted to meet you and exchange ideas!

RSVP: mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/event/bankroll…

A coffee with illustrious historian Richard Eaton of University of Arizona. Straying into tales of Philly's own Ben Franklin and his nights of fun & frivolity in France during the 1770s. An unconventional thinker, principled gentleman, and gracious reviewer of bankrollingempire.com.

Thank you to Jahnavi Sen for the thoughtful interview, and The Wire for the platform to talk about bankers, emperors, and the nature of political power in Mughal India.

As Faculty Lead for Entrepreneurship Initiatives The Lauder Institute, I'm thrilled to announce the winners of this year's Jacobson Global Venture Awards, which awards $15,000 to the most promising innovators hoping to change the world for the better! Congratulations!

Thank you to Penn Today for showcasing my research and new book 'Bankrolling Empire' to the Penn community all around the world!

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A glimpse into my new book -> From gem-craft to statecraft: How Gujarati jewellers became powerbrokers in Mughal India scroll.in/article/106290… via Scroll.in

With special thanks to naresh fernandes and Aneesh Pradhan.

The 2024 Global Business Insight Report is out! Excellent articles based on site travels by my 1st year The Lauder Institute students. Explore Japan's love for used luxury goods, renewable energy challenges in Senegal & Argentina, & Paris' green 2024 Olympics. tinyurl.com/4yebvt8y

Having written about the Andes Miracle for Knowledge at Wharton, I'm excited to watch JA Bayona's film which has received rave reviews for its portrayal of the 1972 Andes plane crash. My own take on the tough decisions made by survivors knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/what-t…

Lovely catching my own book on the shelves of The Bookshop Inc in New Delhi. Remarkable collection of reads for all ages, including a few children's books that Juni Bahuguna and I picked up for our toddler! Buying books in person is just a different kind of fun!

Good morning friends, and Merry Christmas. Thanks to Parth Shastri and The Times Of India for this lovely Sunday special featuring insights from my new book about money, power, and politics in India.

Now available on Amazon India. amazon.in/dp/1009506528?…