Tipu Sultan The Tyrant of Mysore - Paperback

by Sandeep Balakrishna (Author)

his book is part of series of books which will 'De-Falsify our existing History', We have seen, read, and heard about a lot of phony people claiming to be freedom fighters and receiving pensions from the Government. Several of these worthies would not have been born before Independence; yet they succeed in such blatant manipulations. There are instances of portraying certain ruler's & chieftains, as true heroes who fought against the British Empire. Post Freedom, India witnessed several catastrophic changes as a result of which many new icons and ideologies were propagated and their tentacles spread far and wide and even today, the people of India continue to suffer their ill-effects. Tipu is one such heavily-eulogised icon in both our textbooks and popular media. Sandeep in this book, which has been well researched, establishes the true facts on Tipu Sultan and proves his actual performance as a Chieftain.

Author Biography

Sandeep Balakrishna has been an information technology professional for over 15 years. He is a regular columnist at the Pioneer, Kannada Prabha and on various online media like SIFY and Centre Right India and has been running the Rediscovery of India blog for about 14 years. He is also a translator, and his upcoming English translation of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's bestselling novel will soon be available in bookstores.