{"product_id":"false-allies-indias-maharajahs-in-the-age-of-ravi-varma","title":"False Allies: India'S Maharajahs In The Age Of Ravi Varma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Manu S. Pillai\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Juggernaut Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ September 24, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 528 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9391165893\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9789391165895\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 800 g \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFalse Allies: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a groundbreaking revisionist history that challenges the popular colonial stereotype of Indian princes as \"effete, jewel-bedecked puppets.\" Using the travels and paintings of the legendary artist \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"257\"\u003eRaja Ravi Varma\u003c\/b\u003e as a narrative thread, Manu S. Pillai reconstructs the lives of the Maharajahs of five major princely states: Travancore, Pudukkottai, Baroda, Mysore, and Hyderabad. The book argues that many of these rulers were actually shrewd political \"allies\" who used traditional prestige and modern administration to resist British encroachment and preserve a degree of Indian sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManu S. Pillai is one of India’s most prominent young historians and the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar-winning author of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"121\"\u003eThe Ivory Throne\u003c\/i\u003e. He is known for his \"narrative history\" style—meticulously researched yet written with the pace of a novel. His work consistently aims to reclaim Indian history from both colonial biases and modern nationalist oversimplifications, focusing on the agency of Indian figures who operated in the \"grey areas\" of the British Raj.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juggernaut Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47634783600938,"sku":"VASY-9391165893","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/81ganGwcMJL._SL1500.jpg?v=1772859789","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/false-allies-indias-maharajahs-in-the-age-of-ravi-varma","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}