Its theatre of the absurd pitched its tent in southern India on Tuesday where Hindutva mobs are opposing official praise for the anti-colonial Muslim hero, Tipu Sultan...
Reports said that a tense situation prevailed in Madikeri town in Karnataka’s Kodagu district after a Vishwa Hindu Parishad office-bearer died in a clash between two groups of protesters ranged over the state government’s decision to celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti on...
There was a time when Tipu Sultan, the legendary Tiger of Mysore, was labelled an ‘intolerant bigot’ and ‘furious fanatic’ by the British...
“Mysore was the strongest, the best governed and most prosperous state in South India; he [Tipu Sultan] implemented reforms to all areas of life, from agriculture to anti-corruption and religious tolerance,” writes Claire Penhallurick in the introduction to the catalogue ‘The Tiger of Mysore:...
LAHORE: “Sher ki ek din ki zindagi geedar ki so sala zindagi sae behtar hoti hai!” (One day of lion is better than the hundred days of jackal!), utters Tipu Sultan while drawing his sword...
Rapidly losing allies and territory, Tipu struggled to keep his wits in an intense drama...
NEW DELHI: Outspoken writer Girish Karnad said in Bangalore on Wednesday that Tipu Sultan was not treated with respect at par with other Indian icons because he was not a Hindu...
In another remark on Wednesday for which he quickly apologised, Mr Karnad said it would have been “apt” had the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli near Karnataka capital been named after Tipu Sultan rather than Kempegowda, a feudatory ruler under...
The armoury was one of the ten structures built to store gunpowder and weapons by warrior king Tipu Sultan who ruled the kingdom of Mysore between 1782 and 1799...
The excavation of the open well in Shimoga district led to unearthing of rockets and shells that were stored by Tipu Sultan for use in wars, according to the state’s assistant director of archaeology...
“Excavation of the open well led to unearthing of over 1,000 corroded rockets that were stored during Tipu’s times for use in wars,” R...
One of Karnad’s great heroes was Tipu Sultan, the 18th century Muslim ruler of Mysore...
In Tipu, Karnad found core values of secularism, patriotism and religious accord with different social communities...
Here, in a display case, is Tipu’s Tiger...
It is displayed next to some of Tipu Sultan’s clothes and his turban...
Here, in a display case, is Tipu’s Tiger...
It is displayed next to some of Tipu Sultan’s clothes and his turban...
Karachi police on Saturday registered a case against 20 to 25 unidentified people for vandalising an upscale restaurant on Tipu Sultan Road a day earlier and injuring one of its employees...
com that on Thursday his employees were playing cricket on Tipu Sultan Road when two boys on a bike tried to pick a fight with them...
According to Times of India, Adnan Sami Khan will also lend his vocals to one song, which will be the first qawwali of his career...
"The song, titled 'Bhardo Jholi Meri', is inspired by the Sabri brothers' original qawwali, and according to the director Kabir Khan, is Salman's favourite:Salman had also earlier announced the presence of Adnan Sami in Bajrangi Bhaijaan: The song's video has been shot inside...
SWAT: Tabassum Adnan, a women's rights activist from Swat valley became the recipient of yet another prestigious award on Thursday when she was bestowed with the Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016 in Bogota, Colombia...
Talking to Dawn from Colombia soon after receiving her award, Adnan said she dedicates her award to her country, Pakistan...
Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, who has spent more than a decade living in Mumbai, will be granted Indian citizenship from January 1, 2016, reported Indian news agency ANI...
His film Shah may not have been a big box office success, but it did introduce a passionate film-maker to Pakistani audiences...
Adnan Sarwar has announced that he’s going to make another movie, to be released in the last quarter of 2016...
ISLAMABAD: India-based singer and musician Adnan Sami Khan is yet to meet procedural requirements for the renunciation of his Pakistan nationality, sources told Dawn on Tuesday...
“Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi has just sent us Adnan Sami’s Pakistani passport but not the documents that are needed to start the process,” an official said...