Notes on Indian History

Thalassery fort is one of the major tourist attractions in Kannur district of Kerala.  Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery, and Cannanore

Mahe is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry [Pondicherry]. Other three are Yanam in Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Karaikal

Here is a collection of books on Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan I found on Amazon. This post contains affiliated links. You can find the first part Here . A

After Tipu Sultan's death in the 4th Anglo-Mysore war in 1799, the British looted his treasury and took them to London.  Tipu Sultan's garden-l

Tipu Sultan was Hyder Ali's eldest son by his second wife Fatima Fakhr un-Nissa, daughter of Mir Muin-ud-din. His birth name was Fateh Ali Khan (F

An oil on canvas titled ' Portrait of a Prince ' (C. 1795) was sold in auction for Rs. 4,000,000 at Pundole's, Mumbai. As per the descriptio

Ratneshwar Mahadev temple situated between Manikarnika and Scindia ghats is one of the wonders of Varanasi (also known as Kashi & Benares) in Utta

Not many have heard about Muhammad Reza Mir Miran, commonly known as Benki Nawab, a distinguished military commander of Tipu Sultan. The word Benki in

An image of Rolls Royce with broom on both sides is widely circulated in social media as purchased by an Indian king for cleaning roads. Rolls Royce fo