The omission of Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the Anglo-Mysore wars from the newly released NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook has sparked debate, but the central government maintains there's no ...
While little is known about Roderick Mackenzie, his document gives us fascinating clues into the history of Bengaluru in the late 18th century and how the East India Company waged war in Karnataka.
The main obstacle to the Company’s expansionist drive in southern India was the kingdom of Mysore. For Charles Cornwallis, success in an operation to check Tipu’s power might salvage his military ...
In the late 1700s, an Indian ruler commissioned an incredible work of art. It's carved out of wood - a tiger attacking a man. And inside the tiger is a musical instrument similar to a pipe organ.
At the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) in Kuala Lumpur, the new exhibition More Than A Day As A Tiger greets visitors with the glint of steel and the weight of history. Weapons, manuscripts, and ...
Ranveer Singh cheers as Deepika Padukone becomes first Indian jury member for Louis Vuitton Prize Deepika Padukone made history as the first Indian to serve on the jury of the prestigious Louis ...
The lobby of one of NASA’s facilities houses a painting that shows Tipu Sultan’s army firing rockets at the British army, a recognition that the technology of his state was a chapter in the history of ...
Indian history is filled with examples of strong, courageous leaders who made their mark on the country. Among them, one king rose to fame for his unwavering bravery and fearlessness against the ...
From the beginning of warfare till the present day, missiles have been a game-changing technology on the battlefield. In the past, rulers such as Tipu Sultan of Mysore were already employing ...