Description
Join historian and author, Manu S. Pillai, for an illuminating talk on his latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries.
Drawing on rich historical research, Pillai explores the complex interplay of religion, colonial power, and armed conflict in shaping the Indian subcontinent’s past. Through compelling narratives, he reveals how faith, force, and imperial ambition intertwined to influence culture, politics, and society.
This event offers a unique opportunity to engage with one of today’s most insightful historians as he sheds light on the turbulent forces that have shaped modern India’s history and identity.
About the Speaker
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.
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