The Sacred Geography and Legends of Shahjahanabad

Mehmaan (Guests)
Professor Sami Rafiq: A versatile professor and global advocate for Urdu literature, she is the Founding Editor of Cloverleaf in Canada. Her recent works include a 2022 poetry collection on climate and a 2023 translation of "Farozaan" by Moin Ahsan Jazbi.
Dr. Hilal Ahmed: An associate professor at CSDS, he delves into political Islam and Indian democracy through books like "Muslim Political Discourse" (Routledge 2014) and "Siyasi Muslims" (Penguin-Random House, 2019), shedding light on contemporary Muslim political discourse in India.
Mezbaan (Host):
Dr. Maaz Bin Bilal: Delhi-based writer Dr. Maaz Bin Bilal is a Queen’s University Belfast PhD,explores multiculturalism and diversity in his creative and critical work. Currently writing "Heterodoxies of Friendship in E. M. Forster: Queer and Beyond.