This review of my book ' Spies, Lies and Allies" is special because the reviewer Mr Vappala Balachandran was a top intelligence officer, special secretary of GoI and a close observer of the events in my book. "Crisp". " Dramatic". " Delightful". All the things I hoped for

Delhi, reminder about this talk tomorrow. Open to all but please register. Looking forward to my first visit to Delhi in over 15 years.

Delhi, book signings in your city today. Signed books available from all these bookshops.#spiesliesandallies

HYDERABAD: Am launching my new book "Spies, Lies and Allies" in the Golden Threshold: the house where my hero Chatto grew up with his sister Sarojini Naidu. Open to all. Please come #spiesliesallies

'Indian revolutionaries Chatto & Roy were pursued by secret service agents across Europe, America, Mexico & Russia' — Kavitha Rao, author of 'Spies, Lies and Allies', a Westland Books publication, tells @udithinduja ThePrint #SoftCover youtu.be/3ns_sk_glsU

#Bengaluru! Join us for the launch of Kavitha Rao’s Spies, Lies and Allies with Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav. Happening on 2 Apr (Wed) at Bangalore International Centre. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

I’ll be in conversation with Kavitha Rao on her new book on Virendranath Chattopadhyay and M.N. Roy. Do register and join what promises to be a fun conversation about two fascinating figures. 2 April - 630-8pm @ BIC.

Asking anything on X is like throwing a pebble down the Grand Canyon, but do any oldies here remember a beautiful magazine called The India Magazine: of her people and culture? And know where I can get back issues? Little trace of it.

Glad to see M.N Roy get more attention. The more books, the merrier on this fascinating man. A number of us seem to be writing on him 😉 #spiesliesallies

This Sunday, meet Kavitha Rao at Champaca and get your copies of Spies, Lies and Allies signed!

In her new book ‘Spies, Lies and Allies: The Extraordinary Lives of Chatto and Roy’, Kavitha Rao revives the forgotten legacy of two extraordinary freedom fighters, M.N. Roy and Virendranath Chattopadhyay. Sujaan Mukherjee reviews the book livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

In my 2nd time on TSAUS, I talked about my new book " Spies, Lies and Allies". I also talked about how being 'boring' and staying off X helped me meet my tight deadline. Boring= getting up at 5 am, walking 10 k daily, writing daily and resisting the urge to air my views.

Diaspora, who are you watching/following for reliable news?

Kavitha Rao in Spies, Lies and Allies has candidly revealed the good, bad, and bitter in the lives of two revolutionaries who have been unjustly forgotten; Virendranath Chattopadhyaya (Chatto) and M. N. Roy. My review for The Telegraph , Westland Books telegraphindia.com/books/forgotte…