Manu S Pillai — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of 'The Ivory Throne' (2015), which won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
Authored 'Rebel Sultans' (2018), 'The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin' (2019), 'False Allies' (2021), and 'Gods, Guns and Missionaries' (2024)
Worked on the BBC's 'Incarnations' Indian history radio series
Writes a monthly history column for Mint Lounge
Holds a PhD from King's College London

Biography

Manu S Pillai is an Indian writer and popular historian. He is the author of several books, including 'The Ivory Throne' (2015), which received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar. His other published works include 'Rebel Sultans' (2018), 'The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin' (2019), 'False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma' (2021), and 'Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity' (2024).

Pillai holds a PhD from King's College London.