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1 month ago

Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact too

Recently, I spoke at the launch in Delhi of Vikram Sampath’s new magnum opus, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum, a 900-page biography of this controversial figure. Vikram has also written a masterly biography of the legendary singer of the gramophone record era, Gauhar Jan, as also an excellent two-volume biography of the great freedom fighter, Veer Savarkar. In …

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jaishankar: Politics cherry-picks Tipu facts

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: History is "complicated" and the politics of the day often indulges in "cherry-picking facts" and to a considerable extent that has happened in Tipu Sultan's case, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said here. In his address at the launch of the book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799' on Saturday, Jaishankar said there are some …

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2 months ago

Arjun Sampath’s son, too, in trouble

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The Madras High Court had ordered Omkar Balaji, the State Youth Wing President of the Indu Makkal Katchi of Arjun Sampath, to appear before the court on November 13 and tender an apology for his controversial speech, in which he said that the tongue of R Gopal, the editor of the Tamil magazine ‘Nakeeran’ would be cut off. Balaji, …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennimalai slapping row: TN Education department begins inquiry at government-aided school

The Hindu

Following a complaint by a Class XII student of a government-aided school at Chennimalai that he was slapped by the headmaster for questioning a teacher, School Education Department officials on Monday began their inquiries with the headmaster, teacher and students. The incident reportedly took place on September 13, Friday, and the boy took up the issue with his parents who …

4 months, 1 week ago

GVMC sets up control room in view of heavy rain forecast

The Hindu

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has set up a control room with the helpline number 180042500009 at the City Operations Centre, in view of the heavy rain forecast under the influence of a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal. Municipal Commissioner P. Sampath Kumar on August 29 said that the control room headed by an Additional Commissioner-rank officer would …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Malayalam actor Siddique files police complaint against Revathy Sampath over sexual harassment allegations

Hindustan Times

Veteran Malayalam actor Siddique has lodged a complaint with Kerala police against actor Revathy Sampath after she accused him of sexual misconduct, officials said on Monday. Siddique lodges complaint on Revathy According to an official with Kerala Police, actor Siddique has lodged a complaint against actor Revathy, who had earlier accused him of sexual harassment. This comes after Revathy accused …

Kerala Malayalam Sexual Misconduct Sexual Actor Siddique Revathy

4 months, 3 weeks ago

She sold her company for ₹500 crore, but still lives on rent in Bengaluru: Meet Suhasini Sampath

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Suhasini Sampath recently sat down to discuss money matters with influencer Sharan Hegde. When Sharan Hegde asked her how she is managing her real estate investments, Sampath replied: “So I am a chartered accountant, right? So there are a couple of… like, if you have two houses, you can set off one set of capital gains by buying …

Bengaluru Houses House Buy Rent Yoga Bar Suhasini Sampath

4 months, 3 weeks ago

She sold her company for ₹500 crore, but still lives on rent in Bengaluru: Meet Suhasini Sampath

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Suhasini Sampath recently sat down to discuss money matters with influencer Sharan Hegde. So there are a couple of… like, if you have two houses, you can set off one set of capital gains by buying up to two houses.” Asked if she had bought two houses to save tax, Suhasini Sampath skirted the question by saying she …

Bengaluru Houses House Buy Rent Yoga Bar Suhasini Sampath

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Two held, 150 sovereign gold jewellery recovered

The Hindu

Two persons who were part of a gang that burgled 150 sovereign gold jewellery from a doctor’s house at Sampath Nagar on July 30 were arrested by the police and the jewellery was recovered here on Monday night. Rani Supriya, 42, a homeopathy doctor of Sanjai Nagar at Sampath Nagar in the city, lodged a complaint with Erode North Police …

Gold Jewellery 150 Sovereign Sanjai

5 months ago

Telangana: Congress Defends Revanth Reddy's US Tour Amid BRS Criticism

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Congress has defended Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's tour of the US, rebuffing criticism from BRS leaders Balka Suman and Manne Krishank. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar and AICC secretary S.A. Sampath Kumar addressed the media at Gandhi Bhavan, countering allegations from the BRS that the visit was politically motivated. He contrasted the Congress' approach with that of the …

Congress Telangana Brs Revanth Reddy Sampath Kumar

7 months ago

Babies, bargains and bureaucracy: the dark side of child adoption

The Hindu

April 27 was a day of celebration at a four-storey apartment in the bylanes of Boduppal, a residential locality in eastern Hyderabad. “Her offer to us for a child came at a hopeless time when the in-vitro fertilisation procedure had gone in vain and we did not hear back on an adoption request we had filed about five years ago,” …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Muddapappu avakai annam is now on restaurant menus

The Hindu

If there is one unassuming Telugu household dish that rose to commercial popularity effortlessly it is the muddapappu avakai annam. Homely components Muddapappu avakai annam get its name from the three things that go into making the dish – muddapappu, avakai and annam. Once it came, I enjoyed it and appreciated the importance of Telugu comfort food on a bar …

Telugu Maa Dish Pappu Muddapappu Avakai Annam

9 months ago

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: In 1982, the township of Paravur caught national media attention. Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer at the time told The Hindu in a May 22 report “.besides prevention of certain malpractices and speeding the process of polling, there were certain other aspects which required detailed examination.” Problems included the storage of these machines, “sophisticated and fragile,” …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Historian Vikram Sampath slams Lallantop's Saurabh Dwivedi

Op India

Historian and author Vikram Sampath on Wednesday, 20th March, hit back at the editor of Lallantop Saurabh Dwivedi for suggesting that ‘micro pressure groups’ helped release his book on Gyanvapi, titled “Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the truth of Kashi’s Gyan Vapi”. Sorry @saurabhtop – no "micro pressure group" to write about Gyan Vapi history by "koi Vikram Sampath " …if …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Not a controversy, it’s a contemporary issue’

New Indian Express

Sampath was actually gearing up for his next book on Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan when he decided to put that project on the back-burner. “This book required burning the midnight oil over the last five months,” shares Sampath, for whom Waiting for Shiva is not just a historical account but a nuanced exploration of the interplay between religion, myth, …

Worship Hindus Shiva Sampath Linga

10 months ago

It's not a controversy, it’s a contemporary issue: Author Vikram Sampath on Kashi’s Gyanvapi

New Indian Express

He began this project with the intention of writing the legal history and later expanded the scope of his work. “It takes a larger canvas, which looks at the scriptural and the spiritual significance of Kashi in the Indian consciousness with historical records of the past, accounts of travellers, British colonial records, and court documents, both pre and post-Independence because …

Indian Gyanvapi Kashi Shiva Sampath

11 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand JMM-Cong MLAs likely to stay in Hyderabad till Monday

The Hindu

Thirty-nine Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress MLAs are likely to stay put in a resort on the outskirts of Hyderabad till Monday morning. The MLAs, all part of the JMM led alliance, who arrived here at the Begumpet Airport on Friday afternoon by two chartered flights were received by the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee leaders. Tight police security had been …

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1 year ago

No EO for Sampath Vinayaka Temple as Cholan Family Resists Change

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: The Sampath Vinayaka Temple in Asilmetta here receives huge income from its hundi every day. “The Sampath Vinayaka temple's everyday income is in the range of Rs 70,000, but on festival and New Year days, this income increases further,” a senior functionary of the Endowment department said. Again, on Nov 16, 2018, the TR Rajeswaran Cholan family got an …

Department Five Years Temple Endowment Sampath Cholan Family Resists

1 year ago

Madras HC sentences IPS officer to 15 days in jail on contempt plea filed by MS Dhoni

Hindustan Times

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Friday sentenced retired Indian Police Service officer G Sampath Kumar to 15 days imprisonment on a contempt petition filed by former captain of the Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni but kept the sentence in abeyance for 30 days to enable the officer to appeal against the verdict. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Income-tax Officials Raid BRS, Congress Candidates in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Income-tax officials conducted raids on residences of Alampur Congress candidate Sampath Kumar and associates of Narayanpet BRS nominee S. Rajender Reddy and reportedly seized unaccounted money. In another incident, the I-T officials conducted raids on Alampur Congress candidate Sampath Kumar's residence located at Shantinagar of Vaddepalli mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district. The I-T officials along with Election Commission flying …

Officials Raid Residence Sampath Kumar Conducted Narayanpet Brs Congress

1 year, 1 month ago

Alampur MLA Abraham quits BRS, joins Congress

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: In a setback to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi ahead of the Assembly polls on November 30, the party's Alampur MLA V.M. The BRS leadership reportedly changed its candidate in Alampur due to demand from a section of party leaders led by MLC Challa Venkatrami Reddy. On Friday, after joining the Congress, Abraham said he would work for the victory …

Congress Brs Abraham Sampath Kumar

1 year, 1 month ago

BRS MLA Abraham joins Congress

The Hindu

The sitting MLA of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samiti, V.M. Mr. Abraham, who represents the Alampur constituency in the Jogulamba Gadwal district, was denied a ticket by the BRS. His name was announced in the first list but was withdrawn later to pave the way for Vijayudu, apparently at the insistence of BRS MLC Challa Venkatrami Reddy. Mr. Abraham had …

Congress Brs

1 year, 3 months ago

2023 ODI World Cup venues: Chinnaswamy Stadium — capacity, pitch info and areas that need attention

The Hindu

A packed cricket calendar has left Karnataka State Cricket Association with less than two months to get its house in order before its first 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match. The washrooms in the dressing rooms, media box, and hospitality boxes will be built to five-star standards, Sampath said. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K Press box: A new …

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Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact too

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

Jaishankar: Politics cherry-picks Tipu facts

Arjun Sampath’s son, too, in trouble

Chennimalai slapping row: TN Education department begins inquiry at government-aided school

GVMC sets up control room in view of heavy rain forecast

Malayalam actor Siddique files police complaint against Revathy Sampath over sexual harassment allegations

She sold her company for ₹500 crore, but still lives on rent in Bengaluru: Meet Suhasini Sampath

She sold her company for ₹500 crore, but still lives on rent in Bengaluru: Meet Suhasini Sampath

Two held, 150 sovereign gold jewellery recovered

Telangana: Congress Defends Revanth Reddy's US Tour Amid BRS Criticism

Babies, bargains and bureaucracy: the dark side of child adoption

Muddapappu avakai annam is now on restaurant menus

A brief history of EVMs in India | Explained

Historian Vikram Sampath slams Lallantop's Saurabh Dwivedi

‘Not a controversy, it’s a contemporary issue’

It's not a controversy, it’s a contemporary issue: Author Vikram Sampath on Kashi’s Gyanvapi

Jharkhand JMM-Cong MLAs likely to stay in Hyderabad till Monday

No EO for Sampath Vinayaka Temple as Cholan Family Resists Change

Madras HC sentences IPS officer to 15 days in jail on contempt plea filed by MS Dhoni

Income-tax Officials Raid BRS, Congress Candidates in Telangana

Alampur MLA Abraham quits BRS, joins Congress

BRS MLA Abraham joins Congress

2023 ODI World Cup venues: Chinnaswamy Stadium — capacity, pitch info and areas that need attention