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Product: Insights from Rebel Sultans by Manu S Pillai in 15 mins
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Don’t have the time to read the complete book? Read the key insights and takeaways from this bestseller - Rebel Sultans by Manu S Pillai - in 15 mins or less.

Product: Bagi Sultan: Khilji Se Shivaji Tak Ka Deccan (Hindi Edition)
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सन् 1707 में जब बादशाह औरंगज़ेब की मौत हुई, तो मुग़ल साम्राज्य में दरार आनी शुरू हो गई। ये दक्कन पर जीत का लालच था जिसने इस बादशाह की ताक़त सोख ली थी, और उसे उसके सबसे ख़तरनाक दुश्मनों के साथ टकराव के रास्ते पर डाल दिया था। आखिरकार, दक्कन ऐसी ज़मीन थी जो लोगों को चौंकाती थी। इसके ख़ज़ाने मशहूर थे, और इसके शासक आलीशान। ये रोमांच पैदा करने वाली ज़मीन थी जहाँ समुद्र पार करके हुनरमंद लोग आते थे। यहाँ आने वाले सैलानियों की मुलाकात यूरोपीय निशानेबाज़ों के दस्ते से हो सकती थी, जो सेना में भर्ती होने के लिए तैयार रहते थे,और उन्हें ऐसे डरावने किले दिख सकते थे जहाँ अफ्रीकी जागीरदारों ने सत्ता की ऊँचाई छूई थी। दक्कन के बाज़ारों में हीरे और मोतियों के ढेर पड़े रहते थे, जबकि इसके दरबारों में फ़ारसी और ë

Product: Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji
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In Rebel Sultans, Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the thirteenth century to the dawn of the eighteenth. Packed with riveting tales and compelling characters, this book takes us from the age of Alauddin Khilji to the ascent of Shivaji. We witness the dramatic rise and fall of
the Vijayanagar empire, even as we negotiate intrigues at the courts of the Bahmani kings and the Rebel Sultans who overthrew them. From Chand Bibi, a valorous queen stabbed to death, and Ibrahim II of Bijapur, a Muslim prince who venerated Hindu gods, to Malik Ambar, the Ethiopian warlord, and Krishnadeva Raya on Vijayanagar’s Diamond Throne – they all appear in these pages as we journey through one of the most arresting sweeps of Indian history.

Product: Yashodhara: A Novel
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The story of Siddhartha, the future Gautama Buddha, leaving the palace to start his spiritual journey and attain enlightenment has been told innumerable times over the centuries. And yet, have we never wondered why his young wife, Yashodhara, still recovering from the birth of their son nine days ago, sleeps soundly as her husband, the over-protected prince departs, leaving behind his family and wealth and kingdom?In Yashodhara, the gaps of history are imagined with fullness and fierceness: Who was the young girl and what shaped her worldview? When she married Siddhartha at the age of sixteen, did she know her conjugal life would soon change drastically? The Yashodhara we meet in Volga's feminist novel is quick-witted, compassionate and wants to pave a way for women to partake in spiritual learning as equals of men.