‘Tipu will forever remain in the heart of Indians’
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Tipu will forever remain in the heart of Indians’

The Hindu  

Releasing a book on Tipu Sultan titled “Tipu – Manyathe Sigada Sultan”, former Minister and BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath on Saturday said the eighteenth-century warrior king will forever remain in the hearts of Indians even if he is removed from the textbooks. Mr. Vishwanath paid glowing tributes to Tipu Sultan on the occasion of the release of the book, which has been authored by Nanjaraj Urs. “Tipu Sultan may have been born as a Muslim, but he led life as an Indian and upheld Indian nationalism. Mr. Vishwanath also recalled how former Social Welfare Minister Yashodharamma Dasappa threatened to resign in 1969 if the then Chief Minister S. Nijalingappa did not impose prohibition in the State.

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Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'

ABP News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday criticised the selective portrayal of Tipu Sultan in historical narratives, describing it as an example of "airbrushed history" driven by political convenience. Speaking at the launch of historian Vikram Sampath's book, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799, Jaishankar said, “How much of our past has been airbrushed, how awkward issues have …

'Tipu Sultan is very complex figure in history', says EAM Dr S Jaishankar | VIDEO
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Tipu Sultan is very complex figure in history', says EAM Dr S Jaishankar | VIDEO

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday attended the launch of Indian historian Vikram Sampath's book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum' at the Indian Habitat Centre here in Delhi. Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a "very complex figure in history," highlighting both his resistance to British colonial control and the controversial aspects of his rule. Speaking at …

Tipu Sultan a complex figure, politics of the day cherry-picks facts: S Jaishankar
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Tipu Sultan a complex figure, politics of the day cherry-picks facts: S Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a "complex figure" in Indian history as he picked apart the selective portrayal of his legacy, saying facts have often been "tailored for regime convenience." To a considerable extent, that has happened in the case of Tipu Sultan," Jaishankar said during the launch of historian Vikram Sampath's book Tipu Sultan: The …

Why Tipu Sultan must be killed, again
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Tipu Sultan must be killed, again

The Hindu  

Tipu Sultan was feared and envied not just during his reign by his fiercest enemies, the British, when he became the stuff of folklore in England. Comment | Marking Tipu’s legacy to foster historical temper Finally, in commemorating his death, the British acknowledged Tipu as the worthy and heroic enemy that they defeated. The British chose Mysore city, the erstwhile …

BJP’s narrative over Tipu’s death backfired: Analysts
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP’s narrative over Tipu’s death backfired: Analysts

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempts to create a base in Vokkaliga community in the state with a claim that the two chieftains from the community had killed Tipu Sultan has backfired, said political observers. HT Image The unsubstantiated claim that erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan did not die fighting the British, but was killed by two alleged Vokkaliga chieftains Uri …

Why is Tipu Sultan a Burning Poll Issue? Explained as Karnataka Film Stirs Row
1 year, 9 months ago

Why is Tipu Sultan a Burning Poll Issue? Explained as Karnataka Film Stirs Row

News 18  

A film production company run by Karnataka minister Munirathna has released a video depicting two mythological Vokkaliga chieftains as the “true killers” of Tipu Sultan, furthering the Sangh parivar’s allegation that the 18th-century Mysore king did not die fighting British colonialists, said reports. In a recent interview to News18, Tipu Sultan’s descendants say they are planning to approach the courts …

'Unfortunate': Congress condemns Karnataka BJP MLA's remarks against Tipu Sultan
1 year, 9 months ago

'Unfortunate': Congress condemns Karnataka BJP MLA's remarks against Tipu Sultan

India Today  

Tipu politics continues to rage in Karnataka ahead of Assembly polls. A day after BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal compared Muslims to Tipu Sultan, Congress condemned his remarks and said "it is so unfortunate for someone who worked for Atal Bihari Vajpayee." Addressing a rally in Vijayapura, Yatnal compared Muslims to Tipu Sultan and asked people not to vote for …

Ghost of Tipu Sultan: Why Controversies Surrounding the Mysore Ruler Refuse to Die Down
1 year, 10 months ago

Ghost of Tipu Sultan: Why Controversies Surrounding the Mysore Ruler Refuse to Die Down

News 18  

The ghost of Tipu Sultan is back again! The Jnanpith awardee compared the Mysore ruler with Chhatrapati Shivaji, saying Tipu Sultan, had he been a Hindu, “would have been honoured just like Shivaji has been, with the international airport in Mumbai named after him.” For a generation who has grown up with Sanjay Khan’s portrayal of Tipu Sultan based on …

'I am taking Tipu Sultan's name, let me see what...'- Owaisi targets PM Modi on Kateel's remark
1 year, 10 months ago

'I am taking Tipu Sultan's name, let me see what...'- Owaisi targets PM Modi on Kateel's remark

India TV News  

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel's remark on 18th century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. "I am taking Tipu Sultan's name, let me see what you will do. Those who love Tipu Sultan should not stay in this land: Kateel Earlier, Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar …

'Kill Them All': Karnataka BJP Chief Sparks Row, Says Ardent Followers of Tipu Sultan Shouldn't Live
1 year, 10 months ago

'Kill Them All': Karnataka BJP Chief Sparks Row, Says Ardent Followers of Tipu Sultan Shouldn't Live

News 18  

Karnataka Bhartiya Janata Party Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday sparked a row as he spoke about the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and called for the “killing” of all his ardent followers. We follow Lord Ram and worship Lord Hanuman, so let’s send Tipu’s descendants back home,” he said during his controversial speech at the ‘Vijay Sankalpa Yatra’ …

Karnataka court stays sale and distribution of book on Tipu Sultan
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka court stays sale and distribution of book on Tipu Sultan

Op India  

On Tuesday, 22nd November 2022, the Additional City Civil and Sessions court in Bangalore stayed the distribution and sale of a book on Tipu Sultan responding to a petition filed by the former Chairman of the District Wakf Board Committee. The book, “Tipu Nija Kanasugalu”, authored by Rangayana director Addanda C. Cariappa, is prohibited from being sold by the author, …

Rangayana’s play on Tipu Sultan to ‘unveil his true nature’
2 years, 1 month ago

Rangayana’s play on Tipu Sultan to ‘unveil his true nature’

The Hindu  

A new play on Tipu Sultan produced by theatre repertory Rangayana is set to make its stage debut during the month and the playwright claims that it is an attempt to ‘’unmask” the 18th century ruler. It may be mentioned here that playwright the late Girish Karnad has penned a famous play called ‘Tipu Sultan Kanda Kanasu’, which Mr. Cariappa …

Legend of Tipu Sultan and Fight Over Keeping him in Textbooks, Learn in #ClassesWithNews18
2 years, 3 months ago

Legend of Tipu Sultan and Fight Over Keeping him in Textbooks, Learn in #ClassesWithNews18

News 18  

​ For the last two years, the world has been restricted to homes. OCTOBER 29, 2019- Karnataka Education Minister Seeks Report on Proposal to Write Off Tipu Sultan from History Books After BJP MLA Appachu Ranjan appealed to erase Tipu Sultan from history textbooks, Karnataka?s primary and secondary education minister Suresh Kumar has written to the Text Book Society to …

An exhibition on Tipu Sultan by DAG examines his contested legacy
2 years, 3 months ago

An exhibition on Tipu Sultan by DAG examines his contested legacy

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 27, 2022 19:00 IST In 2015, Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad said, “I feel that if Tipu Sultan was a Hindu and not Muslim, he would have attained the position in Karnataka that Shivaji Maharaj enjoys in Maharashtra.” Karnad made this comment during the first Tipu Jayanti celebrations held by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in November that year. …

Henry Singleton’s painting of Tipu Sultan now in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Henry Singleton’s painting of Tipu Sultan now in India

The Hindu  

This is art tilled from the soil of the Deccan but painted in Georgian London in 1800 by an artist who had never visited India. Tipu, an implacable enemy of the British East India Company, has his sword raised, even as he meets his death, in what is a scene depicting the fall of Srirangapatna in the Fourth Mysore War. …

Tipu Sultan: When an Islamist tyrant is turned into a freedom fighter, missile man and dharma saviour
2 years, 8 months ago

Tipu Sultan: When an Islamist tyrant is turned into a freedom fighter, missile man and dharma saviour

Firstpost  

This essay intends to show how slippery and ill-founded some of the Left-liberal claims supporting Tipu Sultan are Karnataka is witnessing an Opposition backlash against a review committee set up by the state government that recommended doing away with the glorification of the alleged ‘Rocket Man’ and freedom fighter, Tipu Sultan. “Every blow that is struck in the cause of …

Periodic whitewashing of Tipu Sultan can’t undo his unflattering history
2 years, 10 months ago

Periodic whitewashing of Tipu Sultan can’t undo his unflattering history

Firstpost  

Tipu Sultan is in many ways the Aurangzeb of South India. Remnants of Tipu Sultan’s savage raid of Kodagu survive even today — the forcibly converted Kodava Hindus are today known as Kodava Mapilas. However, a 1964 publication of the Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore says the following about Tipu Sultan: “Tipu imprisoned and forcibly converted more than a lakh …

New light on Tipu Sultan
3 years, 3 months ago

New light on Tipu Sultan

The Hindu  

THE year 2015 saw the Congress government in Karnataka under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah promulgate an order to celebrate November 10 as Tipu Sultan Jayanthi in honour of the 18th century ruler of Mysore who remained, until his death on the battlefield, the last holdout among India’s numerous rulers to resist the growing clout of the British East India Company. The …

Tipu Sultan dreams of faith, conquest — and a free country
4 years, 1 month ago

Tipu Sultan dreams of faith, conquest — and a free country

Firstpost  

From Tipu Sultan’s writings about his own dreams, it becomes evident that the ruler’s hours of sleep were as devoted to the cause of freedom as the hours while he was awake The Bharatiya Janata Party government announced that Tipu Jayanti celebrations will not be held this November, as was earlier made evident by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, barely a …

Tipu Sultan: a freedom fighter or Islamic bigot?
4 years, 3 months ago

Tipu Sultan: a freedom fighter or Islamic bigot?

Op India  

Tipu Sultan is often credited in our history textbooks as a ‘secular’ ruler of Mysore who fought against the British in the late 1700s. No Namboodri Brahmin should be spared.’ The letter set a precedent and it followed several other orders by Tipu Sultan, calling for violence against Hindus. These are my orders.” In a letter dated January 18, 1790 …

Karnataka drops Prophet Muhammad and Jesus from school syllabus
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka drops Prophet Muhammad and Jesus from school syllabus

Op India  

The BJP government in Karnataka has taken down chapters on controversial 18th century figures Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali from the Class 7 social science textbook. The amended curriculum uploaded on the Karnataka Text Book Society website shows that chapter 5 that mentions Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in the social sciences textbook of class 7 has been removed. Talking about …

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