William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple

Keynote Speaker: Award Winning Best Selling Author of "The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company" & "The Last Mughal"; Founder and Co-Director of the Jaipur Literature Festival

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William Dalrymple Biography

William Dalrymple is one of Britain’s great historians and the bestselling author of the Wolfson Prize-winning White Mughals, The Last Mughal, which won the Duff Cooper Prize, and the Hemingway and Kapuściński award-winning Return of a King. His most recent book, The Anarchy, was long-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2019, and shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History, the Tata Book of the Year (Non-fiction) and the Historical Writers Association Book Award 2020. It was a Finalist for the Cundill Prize for History and won the 2020 Arthur Ross Bronze Medal from the US Council on Foreign Relations.

A frequent broadcaster, he has written and presented three television series, one of which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at BAFTA. He has also won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, The Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award, the Foreign Correspondent of the Year at the FPA Media Awards, and been awarded five honorary doctorates. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and has held visiting fellowships at Princeton, Brown and Oxford. He writes regularly for the New York Review of Books, the New Yorker, and the Guardian. In 2018, he was presented with the prestigious President’s Medal by the British Academy for his outstanding literary achievement and for co-founding the Jaipur Literature Festival. He was named one of the world’s top 50 thinkers for 2020 by Prospect.

Dalrymple lives with his wife and three children on a farm outside Delhi.

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William Dalrymple is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Asian & Pacific Heritage, Author and Non-Fiction Authors. The estimated speaking fee range to book William Dalrymple for live events is $30,000 - $50,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. William Dalrymple generally travels from Delhi, India and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Vijay Prashad, Linda Gordon and Ron Powers. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling William Dalrymple for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 26/08/2025.

William Dalrymple Videos

William Dalrymple | Forgotten Masters: Painting for the East India Company
  • How do I book William Dalrymple to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like William Dalrymple for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for William Dalrymple, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for William Dalrymple or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book William Dalrymple for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for William Dalrymple, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fee for a live event is $30,000 - $50,000. For the most current speaking fee to hire William Dalrymple, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does William Dalrymple speak about?

    William Dalrymple is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Asian & Pacific Heritage, Author, Non-Fiction Authors, Bestselling Authors and History.
  • Where does William Dalrymple travel from?

    William Dalrymple generally travels from Delhi, India and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for William Dalrymple?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like William Dalrymple for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book William Dalrymple for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host William Dalrymple or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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