With its glittering royal palaces, imposing heritage buildings, colourful silk markets and divine temples; Mysuru gifts visitors an intoxicating slice of old world Karnataka. Once the prosperous ...

Who is Maharani Trishika Kumari, wife of Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar? She gave an heir to the royal ...

If history rhymes, it tells us that a U.S.-India strategic alignment is not so new.

To walk amongst its built heritage is to take a journey back to the time of the Wadiyar dynasty, rulers of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947. Monuments include the majestic Mysore Palace ...

Tipu ruled the Kingdom of Mysore, a large part of southern India, suceeding his father, Hyder Ali (1722-1782). Under them the Kingdom increased in military power and size. The four Anglo-Mysore ...

The famous Golden Throne, the royal seat of the rulers of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore, is here. Like the rest of the country, this precious metal in the city is available in varying weights ...

Channapatna's toymaking industry dates back to the 1700s when Tipu Sultan, ruler of the then kingdom of Mysore, asked artists from Persia to train the locals. Rising competition from mass-produced ...

He had also studied law. He was recruited by the kingdom of Mysore in 1868 as a judicial secretary posted in Ashtagram. Subsequently, he held several posts—Head Sheristadar of the Court of the ...