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Tipu Sultan a misunderstood patriot: Historians
by Guest Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:13 pm
Historians say Tipu's actions have to be viewed in the context of war, and not language, religion and region. "Tipu's aim was to gain power," explains T Satyamoorthy , former ASI archaeologist and founder president of heritage conservation group Reach Foundation.
"His actions are now interpreted as a fight against Tamils but it was purely a fight for power and land against the British." This is not a view that all historians hold, however. "Tipu was not a benevolent, secular ruler," says Bengaluru-based historian Chidananda Murthy . "In Mysore, for instance, he replaced Kannada with Persian as the administrative language. That is an example of how he enforced his views of Islam."
However, records show that Tipu patronised hundreds of temples within his territory ."A series of 28 letters between Tipu and the Sringeri mutt head prove that the Marathas plundered the mutt after the third Anglo-Mysore War and it was Tipu who paid for its restoration," says Venkataramanujam.
But, Tipu is always likely to stir up passions and make people take extreme positions. "This is one of the problems of inheriting your history from Westerners," says Anwar, who has made an award-winning film on the unique Tamil Muslim heritage. "Tipu was a stumbling block to the British so they painted him as a villain. We continue to carry this disservice to our past into our future."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tipu-a-misunderstood-patriot-Historians/articleshow/49168694.cms
"His actions are now interpreted as a fight against Tamils but it was purely a fight for power and land against the British." This is not a view that all historians hold, however. "Tipu was not a benevolent, secular ruler," says Bengaluru-based historian Chidananda Murthy . "In Mysore, for instance, he replaced Kannada with Persian as the administrative language. That is an example of how he enforced his views of Islam."
However, records show that Tipu patronised hundreds of temples within his territory ."A series of 28 letters between Tipu and the Sringeri mutt head prove that the Marathas plundered the mutt after the third Anglo-Mysore War and it was Tipu who paid for its restoration," says Venkataramanujam.
But, Tipu is always likely to stir up passions and make people take extreme positions. "This is one of the problems of inheriting your history from Westerners," says Anwar, who has made an award-winning film on the unique Tamil Muslim heritage. "Tipu was a stumbling block to the British so they painted him as a villain. We continue to carry this disservice to our past into our future."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tipu-a-misunderstood-patriot-Historians/articleshow/49168694.cms
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