From love to liberation: 'Written in History' combines solitude and company

It is true that letters sound like an anachronism in today's world; short text messages and tweets have taken away from us the ability to write a letter in the old-fashioned way.

Written in History
 

Letters that changed the world 

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

247 pages , Rs 599

Sample this text from a letter written by one of the greatest invaders India has ever seen (and one who arguably established the most influential dynasty ever to have ruled this land) to his son and the future king: “Oh my son! The realm of Hindustan is full of diverse creeds…It is but proper that you, with your heart cleansed of all religious bigotry, should dispense justice according to the tenets of each community. And in particular refrain from the sacrifice of cow, for