scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicTipu sultan

Topic: tipu sultan

‘Hero’ or ‘traitor’? Tipu Sultan debate back in Maharashtra, Congress accuses BJP of double standards

Congress leader Sapkal's clarification after equating Mysuru ruler with Chhatrapati Shivaji does not pacify BJP. Congress also accuses BJP of using Tipu issue to divert attention from poor amenities.

British art, literature couldn’t get enough of Tipu Sultan in 1700s. Oriental exoticism ruled

‘Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum (1760–1799)’ by Vikram Sampath opens a window to the life and times of one of the most debated figures from India’s history.

Bengaluru is offering a slice of its rich past—in the chaos of KR Market

Through maps, photographs, texts, and poetry, the Banni Nodi project takes people back to Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan’s final battle against the East India company in 1799.

Nilgiris aren’t just for honeymoons—its peoples fought Hoysalas and Haider Ali

Haider Ali & Tipu Sultan clashed with the rulers of Tamil Nadu over control of the Nilgiris, which, played an important role in the geopolitics of early modern South India.

Communal conflict in Maharashtra again, ‘social media post on Tipu Sultan’ stokes protest in Kolhapur

A day earlier, stonepelting was reported in Ahmednagar. With these two incidents, Maharashtra has seen nine incidents of communal conflict in 4 months.

Siddaramaiah made Tipu Sultan a hero, BJP reacted to celebration of a tyrant, says Tejasvi Surya

In an interview, BJP MP from Bengaluru South says all surveys will fall flat as party will 100% retain power in the state, and that Basavaraj Bommai has performed well as CM.

Fictional characters or Tipu Sultan’s killers? In push for Vokkaliga votes, BJP hails Uri-Nanje Gowda

Tipu Sultan's life is a hot topic in poll-bound Karnataka, and now his death is up for debate, with BJP arguing 2 Vokkaliga warriors killed him. But move seems to be backfiring.

‘Tipu’s drop’, the cliff where Mysuru people were pushed to death under Tipu Sultan’s reign

In 'Of the Raj, Maharajas and Me', M.A. Sreenivasan recalls the Pradhans' Mysuru and how Tipu Sultan took over the region.

Tipu Sultan was just as flawed but Marxist historians didn’t tell us that

Tipu Sultan is remembered as the Indian ruler who died fighting the British and did not take a pension. But that does not automatically make him a patriot.

Tipu Sultan is back & reigning over Karnataka politics. Why BJP has resurrected him

As election approaches, BJP pits ‘unpatriotic’ Tipu against ‘patriotic’ Savarkar. It's an attempt to corner Hindu votes & divert attention from governance issues, say analysts.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.