To what extent is it fair to read literature as a biographical or autobiographical source? And how can one use fiction as a guide to history? These are some of the questions Professor Patrick French and Professor Maya Jasanoff will address in their conversation about "Writing Writer's Lives", as they discuss their respective biographical works on V S Naipaul and Joseph Conrad. Professor Patrick French, is the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University and Professor Maya Jasanoff, is the Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University and a Visiting Professor in the Humanities and Languages division of the School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University. Please join us for this engaging and enriching event on February 2, 2022 from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm. by registering here