“The reasons why Tipu was reviled are not far to seek. Englishmen were prejudiced against him because they regarded him as their most for...

"Bangalore, like Madras, had a fort, with a pettah, or fortified town, outside it. This lay-out was a feature of almost all the cit...

"To write about Sufism, or Islamic mysticism, is an almost impossible task. At the first step, a wide mountain range appears before ...