The Book of Indian Kings comprises stories and essays about some of the greatest rulers and statesmen in the history of India. Beginning with an essay on one of the country’s iconic rulers, the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, by our greatest living historian, Romila Thapar, this volume brings together some of the finest writers of our time on a glittering array of monarchs, including Salman Rushdie on Emperor Akbar, Khushwant Singh on Maharaja Ranjit Singh, William Dalrymple on Bahadur Shah Zafar, Rajmohan Gandhi on Tipu Sultan, Jadunath Sarkar on Chhatrapati Shivaji, and Manu S. Pillai on Krishnadeva Raya.
The Emergence of Empire: Mauryan India by Romila Thapar
The First Hindu Empire by Abraham Eraly
Raja Raja Chozhar by Kalki
Krishnadeva Raya by Manu S. Pillai
The Shelter of the World by Salman Rushdie
Shivaji and His Times by Jadunath Sarkar
Tipu Sultan by Rajmohan Gandhi
The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple
Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab by Khushwant Singh
Madhavrao Scindia by Vir Sanghvi and Namita Bhandare