Krishna Kumar

Biography

Krishna's interest in Indian history and analysis started at an early age. Two chance events, the first receiving a book on Napoleon as a gift and the second a family discussion on an Indian historical figure where he parroted the standard narrative but was corrected by elders, led him in this direction. He became a voracious reader, continually assessing the cause of events and correlations before reaching conclusions. His interest in the analysis of history continued even when he was pursuing a career far away from it.

Some time back, Krishna began to pursue this interest in history more intensely, becoming an analytical author. He finds going through context and circumstances and looking at the outcomes an immersive multidimensional experience that often yields clarity on how the events happened, why these happened, who the key participants were, and what the consequences of these events and decisions were.

Therefore, Krishna’s books and articles attempt to share analysis, peel through the various levels of information, especially the deliberately built layers of misinformation, and get to the truth, focusing on how, why, who, and what, often reaching conclusions not in popular narratives.

His books and articles on the British Period in India highlight this period's impact on present-day India's economy, behavior, and general life and reveal the truth about many events of that time.
His next book is a collection of fictional short stories which are heavily influenced by historical events.

Krishna grew up in India and now lives in the United States with his family.