Sikkandar Malai: How a Fallen Sultan Became a Saint at Thiruparankundram
In 1378, Vijayanagara forces killed Sikandar Shah, the last ruler of the Madurai Sultanate, on…
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Historical Mysteries
Battles & Military History
The Battle of Talikota: Fall of the Vijayanagara Empire
In January 1565, four Deccan sultans marched against an aging regent who thought himself unbeatable.…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Story of Madras Part 2 – White Town, Black Town, and the Wall
As Fort St. George filled up, a town grew around it, split into White Town…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Story of Madras Part 1 – From Fishing Village to Fort St. George
Three hundred years ago, Madras was a scatter of fishing villages on the Coromandel Coast.…
Battles & Military History
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
Chokkanatha Nayak and Rustam Khan: The Puppet King of Madurai
Chokkanatha Nayak inherited a fractured throne at sixteen. Two decades of war, betrayal and a…
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
The Nayaks of Gingee: From Vijayanagara Viceroys to Independent Rulers
Gingee Fort stood as one of South India's toughest strongholds under the Nayaks, a Telugu…
Battles & Military History
The Battle of Paramakudi: First Matchlock War in Tamil Nadu history
When the polygar Tumbichchi Nayaka seized the fortified town of Paramakudi and defied the Madurai…