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.

Tipu Sultan (1750-1799), as a political icon, has been equally exploited and claimed by both the present government and the opposition. While the Bharatiya Janta Party portrays the former ruler of ...

Following the tug of war between Odisha and West Bengal over the Geographical Indication (GI) Registry of rasgullas, a new tussle has broken out online between Tamilians and Kannadigas over the GI ...

Historian Vikram Sampath, with his latest book on the ‘Tiger of Mysore’ attempts to decode the Tipu Sultan riddle. A peep into the portrayal of Tipu Sultan by British artists two centuries ago offers ...

The family of a British army officer who returned from India with a stunning bounty of artefacts are set to become millionaires after finding the items wrapped in newspaper in their dusty attic. The ...

The rule of the Wadeyars, which began in 1399 and continued until 1948, was highly fractured, seeing a number of sweeping changes along the way. The most monumental f these came in 1760, with Hyder ...

May 4 was the Yaum-e-Shahadat of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in South India. He introduced a number of administrative innovations during his rule, including a new coinage system ...