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Manu S Pillai: What the statue-building boom reveals about politics

New Delhi, July 11 -- If you were to visit the magnificent Pangong Tso in Ladakh you'd have to travel a number of hours from Leh. Driving up slim, gravelly roads, at Chang La you'd find dizzying views... Read More


Manu S Pillai: How art was used as an expression of power and propaganda

New Delhi, June 13 -- Sometime in the 1840s, an artist in Rajasthan portrayed a mother and her child. It was a motif popular across India-of a woman breastfeeding her infant, as in bronzes and picture... Read More


Manu S. Pillai: The hidden history of eunuchs in India's royal courts

New Delhi, May 9 -- In 1580, the sultan of Bijapur was stabbed to death in his own bedroom. Ali Adil Shah was an interesting type of chap. He ate not less than 12 eggs per day for his health; he liked... Read More