Anirudh Kanisetti is the author of Lords of the Deccan, a new history of medieval South India. Holding a first-class honours degree from BITS Pilani, he is currently an Editor at the Museum of Art and Photography. He has received grants from the Princeton Center for Digital Humanities and the India Foundation for the Arts, and his writings and work have been featured in The Hindu, The New Indian Express, LiveMint and ThePrint, among others. He writes the fortnightly Thinking Medieval column for ThePrint and hosts two critically acclaimed podcasts – Echoes of India and Yuddha.