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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 …

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 …

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 …

Book Review | Tipu’s carpenter and his European quest

After I read the first four parts of Tania James's historical novel Loot, I just sat there, shivering with delight because they had taken me wholesale into another era, complete with sights, sounds, smells and emotions. Set in Mysore during the reign of Tipu Sultan, these sections of the book introduce Abbas, the son of a master woodcarver and a …

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Lalbagh, a garden boasting a rich history spanning over two centuries, was initially conceived and laid out during Hyder Ali’s dalavaiship in Mysore kingdom. History of Lalbagh flower show Nurtured by local communities Suresh Jayaram’s book Bangalore’s Lalbagh: A Chronicle of the Garden and the City further elaborates on the concept of historical gardens. These gardens, nurtured by local agricultural …

BJP now digs out book as ‘proof’ of ‘Vokkaliga killers’ of Tipu

Refusing to back down on the claim that two characters named Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda had killed Mysuru king Tipu Sultan, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday claimed that a book titled Suvarna Mandya provided “proof” for the existence of the two characters. Claiming that the late K. Javare Gowda had spoken about the two characters in the cited …

Addanda C Cariappa, the author and director of controversial Kannada book and play titled ‘Tipu Nijakanasugalu’ filed a complaint with the Jayalakshmipuram police on Tuesday, claiming he received death threats from unknown persons. Author and director of controversial Kannada book and play titled ‘Tipu Nijakanasugalu’ Addanda Cariappa “I have received death threats in two letters from Shivamoga, after which I …

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Karnataka court stays sale and distribution of book on Tipu Sultan

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, …

Karnataka court grants interim stay on distribution, sale of book on Tipu Sultan

Amid the ongoing dispute concerning VD Savarkar and Tipu Sultan that started from the Shivamogga district of Karnataka, a court in the state has imposed temporary stay on the sale and distribution of books on Tipu Sultan in the state. The temporary ban in sale and distribution of books on Tipu Sultan, includes a book that describe the ruler's governance …

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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 …

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