The Battle of Talikota: Fall of the Vijayanagara Empire

The Battle of Talikota: Fall of the Vijayanagara Empire: The Battle of Talikota, 1565: the royal wedding that sparked war, the Gilani brothers' betrayal, and six months of plunder that buried Hampi's glory

The Battle of Srirangam 1262: How Jatavarman Sundara Pandya Broke Hoysala Power on the Kaveri

The Battle of Srirangam 1262: How Jatavarman Sundara Pandya Broke Hoysala Power on the Kaveri: The Battle of Srirangam 1262 CE marked a turning point in Pandya-Hoysala rivalry, ending with the death of King Someshwara near the Kaveri.

Some battles decide the fate of a single city. Others quietly redraw the map of an entire region without anyone at the time grasping the scale of what happened. The Battle of Srirangam, fought in 1262 CE on the banks of the Kaveri near one of South India’s holiest temple towns, belongs to the second kind. Few outside specialist circles know its name today, yet this clash between the Pandya and Hoysala dynasties settled a question that had troubled the Tamil country for close to four decades: who would rule the fertile lands around Srirangam and Tiruchirappalli, the Pandyas of Madurai or the Hoysalas of Karnataka.

French Settlements in Tamil Nadu: The Full History of Pondicherry

French Settlements in Tamil Nadu: The Full History of Pondicherry: French Settlements in Tamil Nadu: The Full History of Pondicherry, Karaikal, and France's Forgotten Indian Empire

Haidar Ali and the Second Anglo-Mysore War: Complete History

Haidar Ali and the Second Anglo-Mysore War: Complete History: Explore the Second Mysore War (1780–1784), Haidar Ali's invasion of the Carnatic, major battles, Tipu Sultan's rise, and the Treaty of Mangalore

The Story of Madras Part 6 – Madras and the Sea

The Story of Madras Part 6 – Madras and the Sea: Madras before it had a harbour. Catamarans, surf-boats, the risks of the old sea voyage, and how the city's relationship with the coast changed.

The Battle of Talikota: Fall of the Vijayanagara Empire

The Battle of Talikota: Fall of the Vijayanagara Empire: The Battle of Talikota, 1565: the royal wedding that sparked war, the Gilani brothers' betrayal, and six months of plunder that buried Hampi's glory

Forts of Tamil Nadu

Forts of Tamil Nadu: For over two thousand years, the history of Tamil Nadu has been written not only in temples and inscriptions but also in its mighty forts. Rising from granite hills, overlooking fertile plains, guarding mountain passes, or standing beside the sea, these fortresses witnessed the rise of kings, the march of armies, daring sieges, political intrigue, […]