THE BOOK OF INDIAN KINGS-HB

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 Empire:
Mauryan India by Romila Thapar The First Hindu Empire by Abraham Eraly Raja
Raja Chozhar by Kalki Krishnadeva Raya by Manu S. Pillai The Shelter of the
World by Salman Rushdie Shivaji and His Times by Jadunath Sarkar Tipu Sultan
by Rajmohan Gandhi The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple Ranjit Singh,
Maharaja of the Punjab by Khushwant Singh Madhavrao Scindia by Vir Sanghvi
and Namita Bhandare