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Anand Vivek Taneja

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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Islamic Traditions of South Asia

Anand Vivek Taneja

Vanderbilt University · Departments of Religious Studies and Anthropology

Urdu poetry and ethicsIslam in Delhi

Ph.D. Anthropology, Columbia University, 2013 · M.A. Film and Mass Communication, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2004 · B.A. Hons. History, Ramjas College, Delhi University, 2001

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Lecture28Nov 2026Sat · 12:00 CST
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The Gabriel of Madness: Islamic Poetry, Ethics, and Muslim Life in an Age of Hindu Nationalism

Anand Vivek Taneja · Vanderbilt University

How Indian Muslims have drawn on Islamic traditions and Urdu poetry to sustain an ethical and plural life under Hindu-nationalist rule. A lecture from his new book, then a conversation with Ali Javed and questions from the audience.

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