MYSURU, India (AP) — The spectators were getting restless after hours of waiting when a drizzle began. But an announcer over scratchy loudspeakers urged them in Kannada, the language of India’s ...

T he history of Mysore kingdom never fails to surprise as a modern reader — at least on one particular aspect. The Maharajas’ reign was so good that the subjects were really cushioned from the turmoil ...

A century-old Bengaluru bungalow, once home to intellectual HV Nanjundayya, has been meticulously restored, preserving ...

Mysore’s adoption of a logo — the second Indian city to do so — is an attempt by the city to maintain its unique identity. This would certainly hold true for a historical city like Mysore, once the ...

The main obstacle to the Company’s expansionist drive in southern India was the kingdom of Mysore. For Charles Cornwallis, success in an operation to check Tipu’s power might salvage his military ...

Discover the story of Tipu Sultan, the brave ruler of Mysore who is remembered as the “Tiger of Mysore.” Learn about his fearless resistance against the British, his military innovations, ...

MYSURU: The enormous sums that the princely state of Mysore had to pay the British after the Wadiyars signed Lord Wellesley’s Subsidiary Alliance, was the biggest obstacle to development of the region ...

Animal activists have long objected to ceremonial uses of elephants, citing distress in the animals caused by crowds and noise. MYSURU, India — The spectators were getting restless after hours of ...