The Story of Madras Part 5 – Life in the City
Government House began life as a private garden retreat, bought almost by accident by Governor…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Vandavasi Fort :The Mud Fort Witness to the Clash of Empires
Long before modern Chennai existed, a grant from this fort’s Nayak rulers built it. In…
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…
Battles & Military History
Historical Mysteries
The Sovereign and the Assassin: The Betrayal and Murder of Nizam Nasir Jung
In December 1750, the Nizam of Hyderabad was shot dead from a howdah near Gingee…
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…