Book Party: Theft of the Ruby Lotus

Date

April 14, 2026

Time

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Location

Earl Hall Dodge Room

Interested in publishing, children’s literature, colonialism or art repatriation?

Join us in celebrating the launch of Theft of the Ruby Lotus with author SAYANTANI DASGUPTA (Narrative Medicine, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Institute for the Study of Comparative Literature) in conversation with RIKA BURNHAM (Narrative Medicine). We’ll be taking a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum, doing a literary read-aloud, and discussing the similarities between museums, hospitals and novels! Refreshments will be served.

No RSVP required. Organized by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Institute for the Study of Comparative Literature, and Narrative Medicine Program at Columbia University.