Manu Pillai

Jan 17, 2025 | manu-pillai.medium.com | Manu Pillai

Manu Pillai·Follow3 min read·--A few years ago, I started on my journey to take climate action. Over time, I’ve started to notice groupings of thought. I don’t agree with many — and I’m sure others don’t with mine. So I thought I’d make a list :-)Don’t stop drilling — this group is what I’d call hard nosed reality. The rate of economic growth in S and E Asia in particular is faster than the rate at which renewables can be deployed.

Jan 11, 2025 | livemint.com | Manu Pillai

In February 1798, as the septuagenarian maharajah of Travancore lay dying, he had occasion to reflect on his four-decade-long kingly career. There was much he had achieved: the conquest of fresh territories from an old rival, the defence of this and other possessions from a different enemy, a reputation as a dharmic ruler, and more. And yet as death crept up on him, he could not help but notice that it was an inauspicious day—inauspicious, that is, for the business of dying, as per Hindu belief.

Nov 28, 2024 | openthemagazine.com | Manu Pillai

Essays | Open EssayA religion’s resourcefulness in overcoming adversity Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Allen Lane 664 pages | ₹ 999 A painting by William Rothenstein showing English diplomat Sir Thomas Roe at Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court in 1616 IN JUNE 1889, a man called WH Findlay produced a crisp defence of missionary activity in India.

Nov 28, 2024 | surl.li | Manu Pillai

Essays | Open EssayA religion’s resourcefulness in overcoming adversity Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Allen Lane 664 pages | ₹ 999 A painting by William Rothenstein showing English diplomat Sir Thomas Roe at Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court in 1616 IN JUNE 1889, a man called WH Findlay produced a crisp defence of missionary activity in India.

Nov 25, 2024 | flipboard.com | Manu Pillai

How was the great Tanjore Renaissance born? When the British took over Maharaja Serfoji's landIn 'Gods, Guns and Missionaries', Manu Pillai describes how the British Raj led to the birth of Hindu nationalism in India. Observing the fate of …