Tipu Sultan  

In this episode of Culture 'Shauk', let’s take a look at how after the downfall of Tipu Sultan in 1799, the Wodeyars transformed the city of Mysore into a cultural centre.

Speaking to MyNation, BJP spokesperson Shreenath Sheshadri claimed that history described in the textbooks must provide the entire history of Tipu Sultan

While the debate on the celebration of Tipu Jayanti continues it is important to look into the life of Tipu Sultan, his actual contribution to the freedom movement and the motive behind his actions

All eyes will be on the Karnataka high court as it will pronounce a verdict in relation to the government order nullifying Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations. 

The Hindus who believe Amavasya (new moon day) to be inauspicious is a known fact, but what is not common knowledge is the fact that former Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan’s family believed in in Amavasya. Legend has it that Tipu’s wife had advised him not to venture out on day he met his fateful end. Few astrologers believe that Tipu died because he ventured out on Amavasya

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan praised Tipu Sultan on the floor of the Pakistan parliament, terming him a hero. On one hand, he says wing commander Abhinandan will be released and on the other, he is trying to create a communal disharmony back in India. Therefore, he stands exposed.

 

When Sriramulu was a BJP MP, he was seen wishing people of Ballari in Karnataka during Tipu Jayanti. He changed his stand subsequently. He took no clear position on the Lingayat issue. Besides MLA Sriramulu's ideological confusion, the party's Ballari candidate J Shantha might have lost the by-election also because some party leaders in other parts of Karnataka were equally listless.
 

Karnataka secretariat in Bengaluru, Vidhana Soudha, turned into a fortress as the state government celebrated Tipu Jayanti with massive security. Protests were staged in Kodagu and other places terming the ruler as murderer.

The smell of gunpowder from a closed but abandoned well at Shivamogga district in Karnataka led to the finding of more than 1,000 corroded rockets.