(My column in Mint Lounge, April 20 2019) Around 1881, a prince of Cochin called Rama Varma got into a relationship with a 16-year-old girl. He had lost his wife and the new connection was with the stepdaughter of one of his uncles (who, like him, would one day sit on the throne). The girl, … Continue reading Marriages not made in heaven (20 April 2019)