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Manu S Pillai

Manu S Pillai is a historian and essayist. His most recent book is The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History

Indira Gandhi
Books
The Original Mrs G

A portrait of Indira Gandhi as a strong leader and formidable woman

12 July 2017
Gandhi addresses a crowd at a railway platform in Assam, 1946
Books
Indian Railways: Track Record

The evolution of one of the world’s largest transport systems is a study on India’s cultural history as well

19 April 2017
Conquest of India
Books
Conquest of India

The European domination over India comes alive in this dramatic narrative

18 January 2017
Rim of Life
Books
Rim of Life

A story of the Indian Ocean that goes beyond the usual sword and battlefield narratives of history

17 August 2016
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Voices
The Consort

The story of Lalitamba Bayi and Kerala Varma is no ordinary love story. It tells of many political machinations and the slow unravelling of the matrilineal court in Travancore

17 February 2016

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of 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. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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