Rising Bharat Summit 2025: Vikram Sampath To Dive Into India’s Rich History
The Bangalore-based historian has authored ten notable books on Indian history
Historian Dr. Vikram Sampath will attend the Rising Bharat Summit 2025, the fifth edition of CNN-News18’s leadership conclave, in New Delhi on April 8-9.
The Bangalore-based historian has authored ten notable books on Indian history, including Splendours of Royal Mysore: The Untold Story of the Wodeyars, Voice of the Veena: S. Balachander, Women of the Records, and Indian Classical Music and the Gramophone. His two-volume biography, Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past and Savarkar: A Contested Legacy, along with his recent works, Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History and Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Kashi’s Gyan Vapi, have all become national bestsellers.
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His latest book, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum (1760–1799), has been attracting considerable interest even before its release, and within a month of its publication, it has already reached its third reprint.
In 2021, Dr. Sampath was elected a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Historical Society. He has received several honors, including the Sahitya Akademi’s first Yuva Puraskar in English literature and the ARSC International Award for Excellence in Historical Research in New York for his book My Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician, which was later adapted into the play Gauhar by Lillette Dubey.
Rising Bharat Summit 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several union ministers, policymakers, CEOs, unicorn founders, entrepreneurs, renowned economists, sustainability leaders, technologists, and influential figures from the world of entertainment and sports will attend the prestigious summit.
The Rising Bharat Summit 2025 will feature over 75 sessions and 100 visionary speakers, offering transformative conversations and insights. This summit will be an unparalleled plenary experience focusing on India’s global positioning with an emphasis on youth.
Discussions will cover AI-led governance, futuristic technology, politics, economic policies, innovation, entrepreneurship, and urbanization. The summit aims to drive essential conversations about the journey towards a self-reliant, future-ready Bharat, aspiring for global leadership by 2047.
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