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Book review: False Allies by Manu S. Pillai

FALSE ALLIES India`s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma by Manu Pillai  (Juggernaut Books). The book is something of an eye- opener for those whose opinion of Indian princes of the past  was less than favourable, who placed them all in one velvet-lined drawer of history, labelling them degenerates/despots/dissolute beings. So yes, some of…

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Travel: Udaipur, Rajasthan

Water, water everywhere… Sheila Kumar visits the City Of Lakes It’s a clear and crisp winter day, the third day of my Udaipur stint and I’m back in a boat.   In Udaipur, I find, you sit in a boat for quite a long time. No great hardship though, since Pichola, the lake I am…

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