About the book:

The book traces the life and times of an extraordinary administrator - Sir Thanjavur Madhava Row- who is the great-great grandfather of the author.
Sir T Madhava Row in his lifetime accomplished things which even those with a longer life span could not be achieved.His impact was felt in three Indian states of significant size - Travancore, Indore and Baroda. He showed how it was possible to achieve good governance by single handed effort of a visionary and dedicated administrator.