Manu S. Pillai is a historian and the author of the critically acclaimed The Ivory Throne (2015), Rebel Sultans (2018), The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin (2019) and False Allies (2021). His latest book 'Gods Guns & Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity' is now out. Order your copy here: https://amzn.in/d/clf4b4c