Bio
Sam Dalrymple is a Delhi-raised Scottish historian and award-winning filmmaker. In 2018, he co-founded Project Dastaan, a peace-building initiative that reconnects refugees displaced by the 1947 Partition of India. His debut book, Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, was a #1 bestseller in India, and was named one of “the best history books to read in 2025” by The Week. It has been translated into three languages, was shortlisted for the 2025 Eastern Eye Award for History and longlisted for the Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman 2025 for Best Debut.