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A remarkable and valuable piece of historical research. Rahul Sagar has rescued both Krishna Kumari and English Subba Rao from oblivion. * Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India * A fascinating and wholly original study of the beginnings of political thought in modern India. Rahul Sagar explores the way in which a piece of theatre from the early 19th century served to turn India's recent history into a new kind of instruction for her princes, urging them to grapple with colonial rule by thinking outside their traditions. * Faisal Devji, University of Oxford, UK * Rahul Sagar’s richly documented interdisciplinary edition of Subba Rao’s Krishna Kumari radically changes our understanding of the history of Indian-English literature. * Vinay Dharwadker, University of Wisconsin–Madison, US * An insightful reading of the first Indian drama written in English that taught South Indian princes to see beyond colonial subjugation. * Aya Ikegame, Kyoto University, Japan *

A remarkable and valuable piece of historical research. Rahul Sagar has rescued both Krishna Kumari and English Subba Rao from oblivion. * Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister * A fascinating and wholly original study of the beginnings of political thought in modern India. Rahul Sagar explores the way in which a piece of theatre from the early 19th century served to turn India's recent history into a new kind of instruction for her princes, urging them to grapple with colonial rule by thinking outside their traditions. * Faisal Devji, Professor of History, University of Oxford *

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English Subba Rao (1775-1848) was tutor and Prime Minister to the Maharajas of Tanjore and Travancore. A celebrated literary scholar, his oeuvre included translations, letters, musical compositions, and plays. Rahul Sagar is Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science at New York University, Abu Dhabi. His most recent books are The Progressive Maharaja: Sir Madhava Rao’s Hints on the Art and Science of Government and To Raise A Fallen People: How Nineteenth Century Indians Saw Their World and Shaped Ours.

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