What is peacock throne?
The Peacock Throne, called Takhet el Tawouss - Takht-e-Tavous (Persian: تخت طاووس) in Persian, is the name originally of a Mughal throne, later used to describe the thrones of the Persian emperors from Nader Shah Afshari to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.

The Peacock Throne (Hardcover)
by Sujit Saraf (Author)

If there is one book you want to read as India turns 60, read this one.
Nothing written by “Indian” authors captures the contradictions about modern India as well as this does. Toward the end, on being asked which
ministry he would be interested in, the “chaivala” looks down at his feet and says “i will take a decision that benefits the people of Chandni Chowk” (or some such thing), I burst out laughing, having heard this so many times from so many Indian politicians. This is a long novel, but make time for it and you won’t regret it.

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