The sun is already high in the sky, beating down fiercely on our heads, when we reach Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace in ...

The anniversary of what can be called the “fall of Bangalore,” passed us by on March 21. The last stand by Tipu Sultan’s ...

In 1780, during the Second Mysore War, the British were defeated at the Battle of Pollilur. Tipu had the battle painted on the walls of his Summer Palace to celebrate his triumph. David Baird was ...

What followed was a series of four wars, spanning three decades. The first Anglo-Mysore War was decisively won by Hyder Ali but his death in 1782 meant the second one was inconclusive. He was ...