The fourth, and final, Mysore War took place in 1799. British spies had reported that Napoleon was equipping a huge fleet to sail to India. Wellesley knew that this would threaten the British ...

Historian Vikram Sampath, with his latest book on the ‘Tiger of Mysore’ attempts to decode the Tipu Sultan riddle. A peep into the portrayal of Tipu Sultan by British artists two centuries ago ...

BENGALURU: Sunil Baboo is perhaps not a name that would ring in many nods in a room. His work being in a field – collecting ...

In 1780, during the Second Mysore War, the British were defeated at the Battle of Pollilur. Tipu had the battle painted on the walls of his Summer Palace to celebrate his triumph. David Baird was ...