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{{short description|Indian author and historian (born 1990)}}
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'''Manu S. Pillai''' (born 1990) is an Indian author and historian.

==Biography==
Manu S. Pillai was born in [[Mavelikkara]], [[Kerala]] in 1990. He grew up in [[Pune]]. He got his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from [[Fergusson College]], Pune. He got a Master's Degree in International Relations from [[King's College London]].

Following his education, he worked with the Parliamentary office of [[Shashi Tharoor]] in New Delhi and [[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria|Lord Karan Bilimoria]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/manu-s-pillai-and-dr-shashi-tharoor/22376183|title=Manu S Pillai and Dr Shashi Tharoor|date=2020-01-05|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> He also worked as a researcher on the [[BBC]] Series, ''Incarnations'' with [[Sunil Khilnani]], which tells the story of India through fifty great lives. In 2017, he became a full time historian and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/no-easy-answers/articleshow/68292976.cms|title=No easy answers|last=Mallya|first=Vinutha|date=March 7, 2019|website=Pune Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/books-and-art/210116/travancore-surprises.html|title=Travancore surprises|last=Cris|date=21 January 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Pillai 2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/author/|title=Manu S. Pillai|last=Pillai|first=Manu S.|date=2017-12-01|website=HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> He is currently pursuing his PhD at King's College, London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/20/episode-156-kerala-and-the-ivory-throne/|title=Episode 156: Kerala and the Ivory Throne|date=2020-01-20|website=The Seen and the Unseen|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>

Pillai is known for his debut non-fiction ''[[The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore]]'' for which he won the [[Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar]] in 2017.<ref name="Times 2017">{{cite web | title=Manu S Pillai, Paro Anand among winners of Sahitya Akademi awards 2017 | website=Hindustan Times | date=2017-06-23 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/manu-s-pillai-paro-anand-among-winners-of-sahitya-akademi-awards-2017/story-xupIgGQztNJWJQdPRDoSiI.html | access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/manu-pillais-the-ivory-throne-looks-at-the-travancore-royal-family/article8257520.ece|title=Manu Pillai's The Ivory Throne looks at the Travancore royal family|last=Sripathi|first=Apoorva|date=19 February 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/kerala-literature-festival-historians-warn-against-the-selective-reading-of-the-past/article30643868.ece|title=Kerala Literature Festival: historians warn against the selective reading of the past|last=Thomas|first=Anjali|date=2020-01-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The story is expected to be adapted into a web series by [[Arka Media Works|Arka Mediaworks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ivory-throne-massive-had-be-web-series-producer-shobu-yarlagadda-98658|title=‘The Ivory Throne’ is massive, had to be a web series: Producer Shobu Yarlagadda|last=Cris|date=20 March 2019|website=The News Minute|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> ''Rebel Sultans,'' Pillai's second work, narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the thirteenth century to the dawn of the eighteenth century. His most recent book is ''The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin''. He has announced that he is working on his next work which is due for publishing in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/UnamPillai/status/1210762665015951366|title=I know the world is grappling with ... Announcement|last=Pillai|first=Manu S.|date=2019-12-27|website=@UnamPillai|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>

==List of works==
* {{cite book|last=Pillai|first=Manu S.|title=[[The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore]]|publisher=HarperCollins India|year=2015|isbn=978-93-5177-642-0|oclc=933390381}}
*{{cite book|last=Chopra|first=Serena|last2=Pillai|first2=Manu S.|title=Bhutan Echoes|publisher=Tasveer|year=2016|isbn=978-1-68419-890-0|oclc=1019840227}}
* {{cite book|last=Pillai|first=Manu S.|title=Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji|publisher=Juggernaut|year=2018|isbn=93-86228-73-4|oclc=1035266740}}
* {{cite book|last=Pillai|first=Manu S.|title=The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin : Tales from Indian History|publisher=Context|year=2019|isbn=978-93-88689-78-6|oclc=1127387282}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://manuspillai.com/ Official Website]

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