Manu S. Pillai

Manu S. Pillai is an Indian historian and the author of five books, most recently Gods, Guns & Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity . A newspaper columnist and an award-winning writer, Manu holds a PhD in history from King’s College London. His other books are The Ivory Throne , Rebel Sultans, The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian, and False Allies. Manu lives and works in India.