Manu S Pillai

Firstpost Editor's Picks: US-Iran tensions, Deve Gowda's threat to Karnataka parties, Miyah poetry; today's must-read stories

Trump has been itching for a war with Iran, as have been some of the more deranged members of his administration in the US.

Manu S Pillai, author of The Ivory Throne, on 19th century Travancore, political intrigue and book-to-screen adaptations

Manu S. Pillai's 2015 historical non-fiction is a captivating narrative of the ruling family of Travancore and a compelling tale of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the monarch of the province, in what were the declining years of matrilineal society

Baahubali producers Arka Mediaworks option Manu S Pillai's The Ivory Throne for screen adaptation

Pillai's novel which bagged several awards including the Tata Literature Live! Best Debut (Non-fiction) Prize is a retelling of the life and work of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the last queen of the House of Travancore

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: Section 377 to Dalit politics, Day 1 brings insights to the fore

The 2018 Bangalore Literature Festival kicked off on the lawns of The Lalit Ashok on Saturday, 27 October, and Day One saw a lot of interesting sessions.

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: From panel discussions to much awaited LitMart, there is much to look forward to

From the LitMart for aspiring authors to panel discussions on poetry, history, politics, crime and more, to discussions on the burning issues of the day and dedicated children’s literature specials, the 7th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival has so much on offer

Rebel Sultans: Tracing the origins of Malik Ambar, the hero of the Deccan who started out as an African slave

In Rebel Sultans, Manu S Pillai traces the history of the Deccan from the end of the 13th century to the dawn of the 18th, punctuated by tales of drama, betrayal and murder

South India's Kovalam Lit Fest to focus on non-fiction

Scheduled to take place on 22 October in Thiruvananthapuram, the eighth edition of Kovalam Literary Festival, will focus on non-fiction writing including Manu S Pillai's book on royal family, Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore