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
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Battles & Military History
Colonial Tamil Nadu
When Europe’s War Came to India: The First Carnatic War (1746-1748)
The First Carnatic War (1746-48) was more than a distant echo of European conflict; it…
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…
Battles & Military History
Medieval Kingdoms
The Battle of Kandalur Salai: How Rajaraja Destroyed Chera Ships
Before the great flames of war engulfed Lanka, Rajaraja Chola first had to break the…
Medieval Kingdoms
Kulottunga Chola’s 1077 CE Embassy to Song China: The Pearl Trade Files
In 1077 CE, Kulottunga Chola I dispatched 72 merchants to the court of Emperor Shenzong…
Battles & Military History
Colonial Tamil Nadu
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…
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.…
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Dindigul Fort: The 900-Foot Rock That Guarded the Gateway to Madurai
Dindigul Fort rises 900 feet above the plains—a granite citadel built by Madurai Nayaks in…