Sooraj Nagabalaji

Politics, geography, demography, economy, art and many other elements of chronology related to Mysore are explored in such a way that the truth of the Mysore since the fall of Vijayanagar to the neutralization of the Wodeyars by the East India Company becomes apparent with every section of the book,
With the author's extensive knowledge of Music the heriatge of musical landscape is documented in great detail, there were also many instances the author has made the crux of court scenes come to life; with many paramanas and technical details on the art, he highlights the dominance of Indian Art by and that has yet to become a renaissance
Understanding the battle strategy, dynamics of holding people, and the key decisions made by women at that time helped Mysore survive throughout various seasons. It is a maze of information to contemplate. You will be captivated throughout the journey - but, until you realize that you are are an avid history buff, it will be cumbersome process to complete this book.

This should have ideally been a podcast rather than a book. In ‘98 it was not an option to explore different premises where digests were the main source of time pass read. In today's context, this would not interest common readers like me, but given the pandemic as a constraint, any second-hand book can deliberately provide some ancient knowledge that a millennial may not inculcate. Mostly I was eager to learn what Marcel Proust had to say after page 48 than Botton, sarcasm which the narrator had to impart to the audience did not work on me as I was not very keen to read this book. Highly recommended for people who really know about Proust, because I was not aware who he was until I got a parcel of books from a second-hand eCommerce website.