William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple was born in Scotland and brought up on the shores of the Firth of Forth. He is the award-winning author of numerous books, including City of Djinns, White Mughals, The Last Mughal, and Nine Lives (Knopf, 2010). He lives with his wife and three children on a farm outside of Delhi.

Recent Posts by William

The Lady Twilight – Part V

“You get here what you cannot find anywhere else: pure human beings.”

The Lady Twilight – Part IV

Manisha tells the story of how she came to the place of death.

The Lady Twilight – Part III

Time to feed the skulls.

The Lady Twilight – Part II

Tantra isn’t about sex but feeding insatiable goddesses the sexual emissions they crave.

The Lady Twilight – Part I

Welcome to the burning grounds of Bengal, an open-air lunatic asylum for the divinely mad.