The Madras Native Infantry Mutiny 1780: Vellore’s Forgotten Prequel 26 Years Earlier
Twenty-six years before the famous 1806 Vellore Mutiny, two battalions of the Madras Native Infantry…
Battles & Military History
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Srirangam’s Seven Walls: How Vaishnavites Designed a Fort-City
The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is encircled by seven granite walls spanning over six miles—a cosmic…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
Arcot Nawabs: Rise, Wars, Betrayal and Fall of South India’s Last Sultans
The Arcot Nawabs ruled South India for over 160 years. They survived Maratha invasions, palace…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Battle of Ambur 1749 – The Day a Single Battle Rewrote South Indian History
On 3 August 1749, a single battle near a small South Indian town changed the…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Dheeran Chinnamalai: The Warrior Who Made the British Bleed
Dheeran Chinnamalai was a warrior-chieftain of Kongu Nadu who refused to bow to the British…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Forts, Temples & Architecture
The Vellore Mutiny of 1806: India’s First Great Uprising Against British Rule
The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 was India's first large-scale armed uprising against British rule —…