Editor’s Note: September 30th marks the 127th anniversary of Vappala Pangunni (VP) Menon’s 1893 birth. To commemorate the occasion, Contingent Magazine asked his biographer (and great-granddaughter), Narayani Basu, how she assembled the first biography ever written on him. What follows, a special piece for our recurring donors, is incredible advice on researching and writing about independent India, modern South Asia, and ways to construct and complete a research project.
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