Tipu Sultan Subject : Modern History Context : The Federation of Mysore Muslims’ Organisations has urged the Mysore Deputy Commissioner to ban the play Real Dreams of Tipu which is to be staged at Rangayana from November 20 Concept :  About Tipu Sultan Born in November 1750, Tipu Sultan was Haidar Ali’s son […]

    Tipu Sultan Subject – History Context – Mysore King Tipu Sultan is at the centre of a controversy in Mumbai with the BJP claiming that Congress leader and Mumbai Suburban Minister Aslam Shaikh is planning to name a playground in the Muslim dominated Malwani locality after the 17th century ruler. Concept – Tipu […]

    Tipu Sultan Subject: History Context: Nearly 1,000 km from where he once ruled, Mysore King Tipu Sultan is at the centre of controversy in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation over attempts to name a garden after him in Govandi, a suburb in Eastern Mumbai. A look at the genesis of the controversy and more. Concept: Tipu […]