Sudhir Kakar is a distinguished psychoanalyst and novelist. His celebrated books of non-fiction include The Inner World, Shamans, Mystics and Doctors and The Colours of Violence. His most recent novel on warring Mughal princes, The Crimson Throne, was published to critical acclaim. In 2011, Sudhir Kakar was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz, Germany’s highest civilian honour.