Manohar Malgonkar
Manohar Malgonkar (b. 1913), grandson of the prime minister of a former princely state, was educated at Bombay University.
He has led an active life: as an officer in the Maratha Light Infantry, a big game hunter, a civil servant, a mine owner and a farmer, not to mention standing for parliament. Most of that activity was during momentous times of Indian history—the build up to Independence and its aftermath—often the settings for his works.
The socio-historical milieu of those times form the backdrop of his novels, which are usually of action and adventure, probably reflecting, in some way, his own life. He has also written non-fiction including biography and history.
Manohar Malgonkar lives in a remote bungalow, at some distance from the town of Belgaum, Karnataka. The list of works below is not complete, as it is surprisingly hard to collate the output of this well-known writer.
Works
- A Teller of Tales
- Distant Drum
- Combat of Shadows
- The Princes
- A Bend in the Ganges
- The Devil’s Wind
- The Sea Hawk: Life and Battles of Kanhoji Angrey
- Chatrapathis of Kolhapur
- Spy in Amber
- Shalimar
- The Garland Keepers
- Bandicoot Run
- Cactus Country
- A Toast in Warm Wine
- In Uniform
- Bombay Beware
- Rumble-Tumble
- Inside Goa
- The Men Who Killed Gandhi