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K. N. Chandrasekharan Pillai (17 March 1943 – 17 January 2025) was an Indian legal academic. He was the onetime director of the Indian Law Institute . [ 1 ] He was known as a doyen in the Indian legal academia for his scholarly writings of articles and books.
The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore is a 2016 fictional historical book by Indian writer Manu S. Pillai. [1] It covers the journey of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, during her reign in the house of Travancore.
Manu S. Pillai (born 1990) is an Indian writer and popular historian. [1] He is known for his works covering the history of India from late medieval through colonial times, with his debut book, The Ivory Throne , focusing on the Travancore monarchy .
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (17 April 1912 – 10 April 1999), popularly known as Thakazhi after his place of birth, was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. He wrote over 30 novels and novellas and over 600 short stories focusing on the lives of the oppressed classes.
Both Iyer and Pillai printed and published Tholkappiyam, Nachinarkiniyar urai (1895), Tholkappiyam Senavariyar urai, (1868), Manimekalai (1898), Cilappatikaram (1889), Pattupattu (1889), and Purananuru (1894), all with scholarly commentaries. Between them, they published more 100 works in all, including minor poems.
Kayar (transl. Coir) is a 1978 Malayalam epic novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Widely considered one of the most seminal works in Malayalam literature , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kayar received many major literary awards, including the Vayalar Award .
Pillai's health worsened with the passage of time. However, he notes in his diary, the corruption and intrigues which allegedly plagued the French colony on Dupleix's departure. [8] Pillai died on 12 January 1761 at the age of 51, just four days before Pondicherry surrendered to the troops of Colonel Coote. [8] Pillai left behind three daughters.
A Sivathanu Pillai is an Indian scientist who formerly served as Honorary Distinguished Professor [2] at Indian Space Research Organisation (2015–2018) [2] [3] and an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2015–2016) [4] and a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Science (2014–2015).