The entirety of Tipu's Myth comes from a book that was written by Bhagwan S Gidwani's book, the Sword of Tipu, that was not based on ANY historical source, which was then popularised by a TV series of the same name made by one Sanjay Khan.

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1. William Logan gives in his Malabar Manual a long list of temples destroyed by Tipu Sultan and his army.

"Kozhikode was then a centre of Brahmins. There were around 7000 Namboodiri houses of which more than 2000 houses were destroyed by Tipu Sultan in Kozhikode alone.

Sultan did not spare even children and women. Menfolk escaped to forests and neighbouring principalities. Mappilas increased many fold (due to forcible conversion).

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25 May 20

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Rajaraja Chola took pride in calling himself ‘Shivapada Shekhara’ (One Who Places his Head at the Feet of Lord Shiva).
Yet, the bell of Brihadeeshwara temple got rang only by an old woman.
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Find out what she had exactly contributed to the temple’s construction. Take some lessons from her, emulate her.

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7 May 20

Intellectual Bengali elite made certain efforts to recast Rabindranath Tagore into their stereotypical version which fits perfectly with their own imaginations. But, was Tagore the same what he's told to you?

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