Philip Meadows Taylor was an Anglo-Indian administrator and novelist deeply devoted to his long career in Hyderabad. His extensive time in southern India granted him unparalleled knowledge of the local languages, laws, geology, and antiquities, particularly its megalithic sites. Taylor served in a multifaceted capacity, acting as a judge, engineer, artist, and man of letters. His literary contributions are rooted in a profound understanding of Indian culture and history.
Confessions of a Thug was the first dramatic account to expose a European readership to the fantastic world of the murderous Thugs, or highway robbers, who strangled their victims and who have ever since been a stable of Western popular culture