Final Days and End of Chanda Sahib at Trichinopoly 1752
In June 1752, Nawab Chanda Sahib’s ambitions died inside Trichinopoly Fort. Betrayed by allies, crushed…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
Queen Meenakshi and Chanda Sahib: The Betrayal That Ended the Madurai Nayak Dynasty
The year is 1736. Queen Meenakshi, the last ruler of the Madurai Nayaks, makes a…
Battles & Military History
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Fall of Yusuf Khan: Treachery, Empire, and a Hanging at Madurai
The tragic story of Yusuf Khan, who rose from peasant to governor under the English…
Battles & Military History
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Untold Story of the Second Carnatic War
Following the death of the Nizam of Hyderabad, a brutal power struggle erupted in Southern…
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…