Publisher |
HarperCollins India |
Publication Year |
2015 |
ISBN-13 |
9789351776420 |
ISBN-10 |
9789351776420 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Number of Pages |
704 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Dimensions (Cms) |
14.99 x 5.33 x 23.11 |
Weight (grms) |
837 |
In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes and masterful Hindu Zamorins - was ripped apart, heralding an age of violence and bloodshed. One prince, however, emerged triumphant from this descent into chaos. Shrewdly marrying Western arms to Eastern strategy, Martanda Varma consecrated the dominion of Travancore, destined to become one of the most dutiful pillars of the British Raj. What followed was two centuries of internecine conflict in one of India's premier princely states, culminating in a dynastic feud between two sisters battling to steer the fortunes of their house on the eve of Independence.
Manu S. Pillai
Manu S. Pillai is an Indian writer whose book The Ivory Throne won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2017.Currently studying for a PhD at King’s College London, he is also the author of The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin, a collection of essays compiled from his column in Mint Lounge (2016–2019). His writing has appeared in The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Open magazine and other publications. Rebel Sultans is Manu’s second book.
Manu S. Pillai
HarperCollins India