Part 1: PVK’s review of Manu Pillai’s ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ (Carried by Frontline, 17/Nov/2024 online edtions) A limited but brilliant chronicle of Hindu identity formation Manu Pillai maps religious evolution through colonial encounters, but leaves modern complexities untouched The triple boom of Manu Pillai’s title reminds one of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel, … Continue reading 13 PVK review of Manu Pillai’s ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ full