Public lecture · Autumn 2026
The Gabriel of Madness
Islamic Poetry, Ethics, and Muslim Life in an Age of Hindu Nationalism
Anand Vivek TanejaAssistant Professor of Religious Studies, Islamic Traditions of South AsiaVanderbilt University · Departments of Religious Studies and AnthropologyPh.D. Anthropology, Columbia University, 2013 · M.A. Film and Mass Communication, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2004 · B.A. Hons. History, Ramjas College, Delhi University, 2001
Author of
The Gabriel of Madness: Islamic Poetry and Ethics in an Age of Hindu NationalismUniversity of California Press, 2026
Jinnealogy: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of DelhiStanford University Press, 2018
Built around his new book, the lecture follows how Indian Muslims have drawn on Islamic traditions and on Urdu poetry to sustain an ethical and plural life under Hindu-nationalist rule. A lecture, then a conversation with Ali Javed and questions from the audience.
Saturday
28 November 2026
Time
12:00 PM CST
11:30 PM ISTChicago · New Delhi
11:30 PM ISTChicago · New Delhi
Venue
OnlineRegistration link to follow
US West Coast
10:00 AM PST
Toronto
1:00 PM EST
London
6:00 PM GMT
Brussels
7:00 PM CET
Cairo
8:00 PM EET
Singapore
2:00 AM SGT, 29 Nov
In conversation
Ali Javed
Adjunct Faculty of Intellectual History, ISMII · leads the conversation and the audience questions
