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Historian Vikram Sampath, with his latest book on the ‘Tiger of Mysore’ attempts to decode the Tipu Sultan riddle.
Tania James’s new novel, Loot, is an ingenious tale of efforts to reclaim Tipu Sultan’s famous mechanical tiger.
The situation is peaceful in the area and no case of any untoward incident has come forward, the police official added.
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The remarkable sword achieved a staggering price of over GBP 14 million, establishing a new benchmark for Indian artifacts.
Both the Congress and the BJP have fielded new faces. While BJP candidates have been touting the state government’s development credentials, Congress hopefuls have been focusing on their party’s proposed guarantee schemes and on labelling the BJP government as corrupt.
A peep into the portrayal of Tipu Sultan by British artists two centuries ago offers a new understanding of the 18th century Mysore ruler's formidable resistance against foreign colonisers.
Tipu Jayanti celebrations have been mired in controversy since 2015, when the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government commissioned the celebrations to commemorate the Mysore ruler’s 266th birth anniversary for the first time.
The highlight lot, a silver-mounted 20-bore flintlock gun and bayonet from the personal armoury of the last ruler of Mysore, proved hugely popular as it attracted 14 bids before going under the hammer for 60,000 pounds.
Wayanad is home to the Eddekal caves that seem to trace back to the Early Man age. There are plenty of inscriptions within the caves that suggest the same. The caves are also, rumored to have been formed by the arrows shot by Lord Ram‘s son Luv and Kush.
Contending that India is today the most favourite destination for investment, Naidu said some opponents had launched a "disinformation campaign" for political reasons.
