Ancient, Modern historiography & Fiction
Original Source: https://www.jeyamohan.in/197147/ Date: 22-Mar-2024 Respected Mr. Jeyamohan, I recently read your short stories collection Aayiram Ootrukkal. When I intended to buy one of your short stories collection, the categorization based on Travancore's royal family was easier to choose. I was interested in Travancore's reign and its kings and queens. It is my view that the image of India's history is never complete without considering princely states' histories. The few books I have come across till now about the kings of princely states would either paint a caricature or would heap praise. I had considered Travancore to be different, with a several of these kings being adept at arts like music and painting. I had discussed this with my friends in amazement, which is the reason to choose this book easily. Apart from the kings, information about important figures like Dhalavaai Veluthambi, Padmanabhan Nambi and Maavingal Krishnapillai that's present in th...