β Pillai, Manu S.
π Fiction
π
2015
π Harper Collins India
π English
β 1 MB
π 1 views
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The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore
β Scribed by Manu S. Pillai
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers India
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- Dutch
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes and masterful Hindu Zamorins - was ripped apart, heralding an age of violence and bloodshed. One prince, however, emerged triumphant from this descent into chaos. Shrewdly marrying Western arms to Eastern strategy, Martanda Varma consecrated the dominion of Travancore, destined to become one of the most dutiful pillars of the British Raj. What followed was two centuries of internecine conflict in one of India's premier princely states, culminating in a dynastic feud between two sisters battling to steer the fortunes of their house on the eve of Independence. Manu S. Pillai's retelling of this sprawling saga focuses on the remarkable life and work of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the last - and forgotten -...
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