TCA Raghavan is an alumnus of St Stephens’ College, University of Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru University. He holds a PhD in history from the latter. He went on to become a diplomat and held the office of High Commissioner of India to Pakistan from 2013 to 2015. He has considerable experience in South Asia policy issues and is considered an expert on Pakistan studies. He has authored three books, namely Attendant Lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim, Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and their Quest for India’s Past.