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The Madurai Sultanate: Establishment of the Madurai Sultanate
The Rise of the Madurai Sultanate When Muhammad Bin Tughluq was the Sultan, the region south of the Vindhyas was divided thus: Dekkan with its capital at Devagiri, which had declared independence about...
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The Madurai Sultanate: Death of Ghiyath-ud-Din Dhamaghani
The Vacillating Fortunes of Vira Ballala III Vira Ballala III was the last great Hoysala monarch after his more-renowned ancestor, Bittideva or Vishnuvardhana who pre-dated him by more than a century....
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The Madurai Sultanate: Decline and Extinction
The Rise and Fall of Nasiru-d-din After Ghiyath-ud-din Dhamaghani succumbed to an overdose of aphrodisiac, his nephew, Nasiru-d-din became the Sultan of Madura. Nasiru-d-din bought his way to the...
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The Madurai Sultanate: Assessment and Closing Notes
Back to the Beginning Our history of the Madurai Sultanate began with the disintegration of the Pandyan empire for a reason. The death of Maravarman Kulashekara Pandya I in 1308 marks the beginning of...
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Disquisition or Publicity?
Note: These are excerpts from D.V. Gundappa’s Kannada book entitled Vrutta Patrike (Newspaper) first published in 1928 then reprinted a few times. The book is a collection of essays derived from D.V....
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Mahatma Gandhi’s True Legacy
Exactly one refrain emanating from the 1970s generation encapsulates the significance of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday: a complaint that October 2nd is a Dry Day. That’s what Gandhi has been reduced to...
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On The Need to Revive the Temple Culture
How often have you heard this refrain or its variants: Naah! I don’t go to temples. I don’t like going to temples…I mean, there’s no point…all that noise, meaningless mantras and rituals…some are so...
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The Case Against Dishonesty
My feelings for the multi-headed and ever-reverse-evolving beast called the Indian National Interest alias Takshashila alias…whatever its next avatar…have similarly evolved over the past 5-6 years. In...
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Marxist-Sociologist Nutjob Wanks off on the Pages of the Madras Marxist Rag
This piece was published on Centre Right India yesterday. Comments and criticism welcome as always. Thank God I am not in Madras. If I were, my hands would’ve gotten dirty the moment I flipped to that...
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It’s not to Hate Tipu but to Know the Truth
This is a translation of Pratap Simha’s Kannada Prabha column titled Tippuvannu dweshisabekendalla, satya tiliyali endu, published on 9 March 2013. Comments and criticism welcome as always. Image...
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