The Brutal Vellaloor Massacre and East India Company’s Reign of Terror
In the quiet village of Vellaloor in Tamil Nadu, a horrifying event unfolded on New…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Battles & Military History
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The First Polygar War (1752-1767): How Puli Thevar and His Rebel Coalition Held the British East India Company at Bay for Fifteen Years
Before the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, before Kittur Chennamma, before the Revolt of 1857, there…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Thirumayam Fort: a citadel of Polygar Wars
Built in 1687 by the Ramnad king, Thirumayam Fort witnessed the capture of Kattabomman's brother…
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Sankagiri Fort: The Fourteen-Walled Citadel That Guarded Kongu Nadu
Fourteen concentric walls rise 707 metres above Kongu Nadu—a fort designed to exhaust any attacker.…
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
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
The Polygar System in Madurai: A Comprehensive History of Power, Resistance, and Colonial Abolition
The Polygar system of Madurai was a network of 72 warrior-chieftain territories established by Viswanatha…