Manohar Malgonkar

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Manohar Malgonkar (b. 1913) is an Indian English language author of fiction and nonfiction.

Manohar Malgonkar was born in a royal family, and educated at Bombay University. He was an officer in the Maratha Light Infantry, a big game hunter, a civil servant, a mine owner and a farmer, and he also stood 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 Joida, Karnataka. Unfortunately, his only child Sunita (educated at the famous Lawrence School Sanawar), a talented person like him, passed away rather young. Manohar being an extremely tough person has survived this.

[edit] Works

The list of works below is not complete.

Most of these were works published by Orient Paperbacks or by Rupa Paperbacks in India.

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
Chatrapatis 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

For many years, Malgonkar wrote a weekly column covering wide range of topics, which were published in Indian newspapers like The Statesman and Deccan Herald.