Home » tipu sultan

You Searched For "Tipu Sultan"

Unfair to call Tipu a tyrant, says Irfan Habib

A raging debate on Tipu Sultan's legacy has sparked a war of words between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP in...

30 Oct 2017 4:33 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind meets MLAs after addressing the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the state Assembly building, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is also seen. (Photo: PTI)

Politics over history

Historical context isn't always easy to establish in such political fights over legacy a couple of centuries ago.

27 Oct 2017 12:50 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind meets MLAs after addressing the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the state Assembly building, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is also seen. (Photo: PTI)

President hails Tipu Sultan's role, BJP sees red

Other BJP leaders also alleged the President's speech was deliberately put on hold until the Siddaramaiah govt had...

26 Oct 2017 3:26 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovinds statement comes amid the controversy triggered few days back after the Karnataka government planned to celebrate the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan on November 10. (Photo: ANI)

Prez says Tipu Sultan died 'heroic death'; BJP alleges Cong scripted...

Kovind was addressing the joint session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on the 60th...

25 Oct 2017 6:56 PM IST

In 2016, Hegde had flayed the state government for celebrating Tipu Jayanti, claiming that the ruler was against Kannada language and anti-Hindu. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tipu Sultan's descendant demands apology from minister for...

Ali said he would seek necessary action for Mr Hegde's 'uncalled for' comments on Tipu, who fought against the British.

24 Oct 2017 12:13 PM IST

Union minister refuses to join shameful' Tipu event

Reacting to Mr Hegde's letter, chief minister Siddaramaiah said he should not have done it as he was part of the...

22 Oct 2017 6:27 AM IST

If you have the time and patience, drive to one of these locations to understand a different side of it.

In Tipu Sultan's birthplace

Despite the poor upkeep, the Devanahalli Fort is the perfect destination for a history enthusiast.

7 Oct 2017 12:03 AM IST

Of history, mythology and a court case

The problem really is the free rein given to violence and the state's complicity in terrorising people with a different...

22 Nov 2017 3:04 AM IST

Aligarh Muslim University. (Photo: File)

The boy and the country

As for Sir Syed and Claude Martin, they represented colonialism's positive moments but only in the interest of...

1 Nov 2017 2:50 AM IST

Riding the Tipu tiger

In the recent Ramanagara bypoll, the JD(S) couldn't have won without the Congress' 35,000 Muslims.

12 Nov 2018 12:02 AM IST

No question of removing Tipu portrait from Delhi Assembly, says...

Goel said if someone removes the portrait of Tipu Sultan from the Martyrs Memorial Gallery of the Assembly, he would...

1 Feb 2018 7:28 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Pak PM's tweet on Tipu sparks battle of words

Siddaramaiah's comment came in the wake of Mr Khan's tweet on Tipu Sultan, the 18th-century ruler of the erstwhile...

6 May 2019 1:34 AM IST