K. N. Kumar
K.N. Kumar (IAS, 1987 batch; Assam–Meghalaya cadre) is a public administrator and agriculture specialist whose career spans rural development, agriculture and fisheries across both state and central government. He holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Master’s in Agriculture from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad.In Meghalaya, he served as Agricultural Production Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, and later chaired the statutory Meghalaya State Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission (2019–2024). He led commodity missions that sRead More...
The Balija Queen of Malnad: Rani Chennammaji
Books by K. N. Kumar
In the rain-soaked hill country of Karnataka’s Malnad, Keladi Rani Chennammaji faces an imperial demand that would have broken most kingdoms: surrender Rajaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son, to Aurangzeb. She refuses—and then defends that refusal, outmanoeuvring invasion and safeguarding her guest’s passage.
Her reign begins in crisis. The kingdom’s sovereign, Somashekhara Nayaka I—her husband—suffered a tragic decline and was murdered, tri
The Balija Queen of Malnad: Rani Chennammaji
Books by K. N. Kumar
In the rain-soaked hill country of Karnataka’s Malnad, Keladi Rani Chennammaji faces an imperial demand that would have broken most kingdoms: surrender Rajaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son, to Aurangzeb. She refuses—and then defends that refusal, outmanoeuvring invasion and safeguarding her guest’s passage.
Her reign begins in crisis. The kingdom’s sovereign, Somashekhara Nayaka I—her husband—suffered a tragic decline and was murdered, tri
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