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Manu S Pillai
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Manu S Pillai on how maharajah Sayaji Rao of Baroda (temporarily) defied the British government
An excerpt from ‘False Allies: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma’, by Manu S Pillai.
Manu S Pillai
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‘You suddenly realise the great British conquest of India was a corporate event’: William Dalrymple
The author of ‘The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, And The Pillage Of An Empire’ spoke to writer Manu Pillai.
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Hindutva as a vision of nationalism was an idea on the fringes when India became independent
The view that India’s strength is in its ‘breathtaking heterogeneity’ had originally triumphed over the advocacy of homogeneity, writes historian Manu S Pillai.
Manu S Pillai
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kerala floods: The 2018 disaster brings back stories of destruction (and rehabilitation) from 1924
‘That year became a landmark in local history, and grandmothers would for long tell grim tales of the collective sufferings.’
Manu S Pillai
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Hindus versus Muslims: Deccan history has been inaccurately reduced to a battle of religions
The Vijaynagar empire was more interested in practicalities than being a ‘Hindu bulwark against Islamic bigotry’, writes Manu S Pillai in ‘Rebel Sultans’.
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The forgotten history of the African slaves who were brought to the Deccan and rose to great power
The legendary Malik Ambar was not the only ‘habshi’ to rise to astonishing prominence, writes Manu Pillai, the author of a new book on Deccan history.
Manu S Pillai
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate