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City of Djinns

William Dalrymple: Picture This

Nandini Nair

William Dalrymple was a keen photographer before he became an author. The cell phone has returned him to that abandoned love.

“The history of racism varies with the decades… like fashion”

As part of a monthly conversation series organised by Open at Smoke House Deli, William Dalrymple spoke to Pavan K Varma about writing for a foreign audience, romanticising the Raj, and much else . Excerpts:

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