Midnight’s Descendants

If British India had not been partitioned in 1947, its population would today be the world’s largest. At around 1.5 billion, South Asians already outnumber Europeans and Chinese; and they are growing faster than either. They comprise all the peoples of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Midnight’s Descendants: South Asia from Partition to the Present Day is the first history of the region as a whole. Correlating and contrasting the fortunes of all the constituent nations over the last six decades. Author John Keay will share unique insights into one of the world’s most dynamic regions.

John Keay was formerly a special correspondent for the Economist, and a documentary-maker for the BBC.

Extra Words: Nepalese Indian author Prajwal Parajuly will speak about his debut novel, Land Where I Flee.