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Ep 244: The Multitudes of Our Maharajahs

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Book Review - Rebel Sultans

Each chapter was about the length of a master's thesis. It was also a way to challenge myself, to see if i could do that kind of brisk, faster, sort of broad canvas story telling. People who read rebel sultans have not necessarily likhed ivory throne because it's such a big shift for them in style. The fourth book false alizes, partly because this whole cliche of princely states being about elephants dancing girls and the british controlling these rajas is far too simplistic. But still, so i, i decided that i would what i would do as five 62 states. You obviously can't choose, how do you choose from such a large number

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