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Veera Onake Obavva - Woman Who Fought The Forces Of Haider Ali With A Pestle

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The Indian freedom Struggle is filled with thousands of warriors, who fought till their last breath. when others were given rightful place, the Unsung Women warriors have been denied the same for the Longest Time in the History Books. Tributes to this Fearless Woman who Fought for her Kingdom Onake Obavva, who is equally celebrated along with Rani Abbakka Chowta, Rani Chennamma, Keladi Chennamm, as the foremost women warriors. Chitradurga Fort, Karnataka Chitradurga was ruled by Madakari Nayaka, Hyder Ali wanted to besiege the fort of Chitradurga. But he was unsuccessful in all his attempts. Earlier Hyder Ali had taken over the Mysore throne from the Wodeyars. Hyder Ali saw a woman entering the Chitradurga fort through an opening in the rocks led to a clever plan to send his soldiers through the hole. Legend Of Onake Obavva Wife of a Kalyanayaka - A soldier guarding a Fort Tower, one afternoon he was home for lunch. Obavva was guarding while fetching water s...

Karikala Cholan - Founder of Chola Dynasty - Greatest Chola King Who Built A Dam 2000 Years Ago

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Karikala Cholan early Chola King ruled during the Sangam Era also known as Karikala Peruvalathan and Tirumavalavan. There are lots of historical proofs and poems of Sangam Literature to prove the existence of Karikala Cholan. The main sources are Pattinappalai, Porunararrupatai and few numbers Individual Poems in the Akananur and Purananur. Karikala Cholan and Kallanai - The Grand Anicut Though Karikal built great temples, forts, his biggest legacy is Construction of Kallanai. Kallanai - One of the Oldest Water-Diversion and Water-Regulatory structures in the World. The Cauvery delta region was always fertile, but the river caused great floods during the Rainy season and the region experienced droughts during Hot and Dry Seasons. Karkalan wanted to change this, he and his advisers devised a Grand Project to maintain a steady flow of water throughout the year. Kallanai served two major purposes: Flood Control and Irrigation. How they Built it? The rate of f...

Rani Abbakka Chowta - The Queen Who Was A Nightmare To The Portuguese.

Rani Abbakka - First Tuluva Queen Of Ullal (Present-day Mangalore). From a young age, Rani Abbakka was trained to be a good ruler, she was taught how to wield a sword and how to fight with, military strategies, archery, diplomacy and other subjects. The Chowtas followed a Matrilineal System. Rani Abbakka and Portuguese The only woman in history to confront, fight and repeatedly defeat the Portuguese. Rani Abbakka’s courage and indomitable spirit are at par with the legendary Rani Laxmi Bai, Rani Chennamma. Yet little is written about her in the History Books. When the Portuguese became the first Europeans to find a sea route to India Vasco Da Gama in 1498. After their establishments, in 1526 the Portuguese captured Mangalore Port. Their next target was Ullal, as the Chowtas were a Matrilineal Dynasty the kind’s heir was his Young niece Abbakka. The Portuguese had an eye on Ullal as it flourished under Rani Abbakka’s leadership. They couldn't earn money from ...

Manu Needhi Cholan - King Who Killed His Own Son For a Cow

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Well, there are many Kings who are my Favourites, if I list down each one it would take a long time. I will write about one King after reading this one Incident for sure he will be Your Favourite One too. Rest of the world has always looked at India with awe Inspiration for centuries in all the fields, as Indan Culture is strictly Based On Dharma. The above Statue is Ellalan (Manu Needhi Cholan / Sama Needhi Kanda Cholan - 205 BC to 161 BC) - Neethi Means (Justice). Tiruvarur, Thanjavur - Tamil Nadu. Land Of Cholas. About Manu Needhi Cholan The Righteous One. He made no distinction between Animals and Men. Treated everyone equally and dealt impartial justice to them. For many years he was not blessed with a son. He worshipped God and prayed to him in the hope that he would grant him a SON. His prayers were answered. The son that was born to him was named Vithi Vidangan. Even Vithi Vidangan followed his father’s path, respected all the nobles, subjects from high to low....