The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays
by Salman Rushdie, Khushwant Singh, William Dalrymple, Kalki Krishnamurthy, Rajmohan Gandhi, Abraham Eraly, Romila Thapar, Vir Sanghvi, Namita Bhandare, Jadunath Sarkar, Manu S. Pillai
About this book
The Book of Indian Kings comprises stories and essays about some of the greatest rulers and statesmen in the history of India. Beginning with an essay on one of the country’s iconic rulers, the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, by our greatest living historian, Romila Thapar, this volume brings together some of the finest writers of our time on a glittering array of monarchs, including Salman Rushdie on Emperor Akbar, Khushwant Singh on Maharaja Ranjit Singh, William Dalrymple on Bahadur Shah Zafar, Rajmohan Gandhi on Tipu Sultan, Jadunath Sarkar on Chhatrapati Shivaji, and Manu S. Pillai on Krishnadeva Raya.The Emergence of Mauryan India by Romila ThaparThe First Hindu Empire by Abraham EralyRaja Raja Chozhar by KalkiKrishnadeva Raya by Manu S. PillaiThe Shelter of the World by Salman RushdieShivaji and His Times by Jadunath SarkarTipu Sultan by Rajmohan GandhiThe Last Mughal by William DalrympleRanjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab by Khushwant SinghMadhavrao Scindia by Vir Sanghvi and Namita Bhandare
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