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Southern terrors
1 week, 3 days ago

Southern terrors

New Indian Express  

TIPU’S ROCKETS OF DEATH During the Second Anglo-Mysore War at the Battle of Polilur in 1780, the surrender of Colonel Baillie was accentuated when an entire ammunition tumbril was set on fire by the rocket shots from the Mysore side. During the Third Anglo-Mysore War, we saw how Lt Col Knox was attacked by rockets on the night of 6 …

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Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'
3 weeks, 2 days 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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Tiger, Tyger: A Tipu Sultan birthday story
1 month, 1 week ago

Tiger, Tyger: A Tipu Sultan birthday story

Hindustan Times  

This past Sunday, November 10, the 274th birthday of Tipu Sultan was celebrated peacefully in his erstwhile capital, Srirangapatna, amid heavy security. The party had just sat down at the edge of the jungle to eat a meal when they heard, in the words of eyewitness Capt Henry Conran, ‘a roar like thunder,’ and saw ‘an immense royal tiger spring …

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A Mysore nawab and his French Connection
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A Mysore nawab and his French Connection

Hindustan Times  

After that weird, wonderful and very wet opening ceremony of the 33rd Olympiad, La Ville-Lumiere has once again exploded into our collective consciousness as a city we simply cannot ignore. It seems a good time, therefore, to examine one of our own city’s historical connections to la belle France – the 18th century military alliance forged by Nawab Hyder Ali …

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