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NEW YORK, September 24, 2009 - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake addresses the Asia Society during UN General Assembly week. (56 min., 50 sec.)
In his new book, William Dalrymple details the fall of the Mughal Empire and rise of the East India Company into a global corporate power with authority over an entire subcontinent.
The author of 'Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos,' Yale University Professor of Astrophysics Priyamvada Natarajan presents on a variety of topics including dark matter, dark energy, and black holes.
Four authors discuss the intersectionalities and share their personal experiences with class, caste, color, gender, and more in a discussion during JLF (Jaipur Literature Festival) in New York.
Novelists, scholars, and food critics, including Adam Platt of New York magazine and Ligaya Mishan of the New York Times, address the complex relationship between food, memory, and narrative.
A panel of writers and scholars looks at the forces of nationalism, the demographics and economics of human movement, and personal interpretations and stories of the lands we call home.