Tipu Sultan

The story behind Sulthan Bathery and why BJP's K Surendran wants to rename it Ganapathyvattam

April 11, 2024

The story behind Sulthan Bathery and why BJP's K Surendran wants to rename it Ganapathyvattam

Surendran, who is the state president of BJP, is contesting against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad.

June 06, 2023
Tipu Sultan's conquests, Pazhassi Raja's combats... forest department presents Wayanad culture through wall paintings

The artists, Anees Mananthavady and Umesh Vismayam, are currently engaged in painting various aspects of Wayanad on the 300-m-long wall.
August 15, 2022
Savarkar, Tipu Sultan flex row: Prohibitory order in Karnataka's Shivamogga city

As part of the Independence Day celebrations, one group had tried to tie Savarkar's flex to the high mast light pole at the circle, to which the other group objected and wanted to install Tipu Sultan's flex there.
May 12, 2022
In search of heritage, hidden history at Tipu's Fort in Kozhikode

It was towards the end of 1770 that Tipu started building Feroke fort. He was planning to rule the captured princely states by making Feroke the headquarters.
March 30, 2022
Excavation at Tipu’s Fort in Feroke unearths artefacts

An inspection carried out using ground penetrating radar at the Tipu's Fort earlier had detected the presence of artefacts at 315 sites.
August 25, 2021
Respected sir, it's high time you are stripped of your knighthood

The Official Languages Department, on the basis of a complaint filed by Boban Mattumantha, has told the Kerala bureaucracy to mind its 'language'.
December 12, 2020
Massive excavation planned at Feroke to unearth history of Tipu’s Naval HQ

It is believed that Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore in the late 18th century, had established a naval headquarters at Feroke.