Historian Vikram Sampath on Tipu Sultan, Hindu Genocides, and Karnataka Politics | Dostcast

Listen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zVp... Order Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (1760–1799) here: https://amzn.in/d/3VgaI7z You can follow his work at: https://fihcr.com/ Vikram Sampath is an Indian historian, author, and researcher known for his work on the history of music, culture, and political history in India. He was elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Historical Society of the UK and is a winner of the Sahitya Akademi's first Yuva Puraskar in English literature. He has also established India's first digital sound archive for vintage gramophone recordings, called the Archive of Indian Music. He is the author of many books of history, including biographies of Gauhar Jaan and Veer Savarkar. His latest book is Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (1760–1799). In this episode, Vinamre and Vikram Sampath discuss: The weaponization of Tipu Sultan today: Why is he celebrated by the Congress? Early life and traumatic childhood of Hyder Ali. How Tipu Sultan fought with the British and his cruelty against minorities. His weird dreams and how much he was involved in astrology. Views of him as a freedom fighter, and his last days. If you are interested to know about India's most controversial historical character, Tipu Sultan, watch this episode. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 2:56 – Why Tipu Sultan is a mystery for historians? 7:54 – What made him pursue writing a book on Tipu Sultan 21:31 – Weaponization of Tipu Sultan 25:41 – Context of Tipu Jayanti 29:19 – Early life of Hyder Ali 38:50 – The regain of power by the Wadiyars 43:46 – How Tipu Sultan fought wars with the British 49:45 – How Tipu Sultan overshadowed Hyder Ali 55:36 – Cruelty of Tipu Sultan against religious minorities 1:07:21 – The goals of Tipu Sultan's government 1:12:46 – The hypocrisy of Tipu Sultan 1:18:39 – The downfall of Tipu Sultan 1:23:48 – Tipu Sultan's weird dreams and his relation with astrology 1:29:03 – Reputation of Tipu Sultan as a freedom fighter 1:35:48 – The last days of Tipu Sultan 1:43:18 – Difficulties in writing this book 1:48:28 – Idea of FIHCR and fellowships 1:57:43 – Conclusion ==================================================================== This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me LinkedIn:   / vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496   Instagram:   / vinamrekasanaa   Twitter:   / vinamrekasanaa   Dostcast on Instagram:   / dostcast   Dostcast on Twitter:   / dostcast   Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... ==================================================================== Contact Us For business inquiries: [email protected]