Thursday 30 July 2009

History: Gingee, a fort of love and valour


Shivaji had called it the most impregnable fort in India. But it had changed hands several times since the Cholas originally built it in 9c CE. The control passed on to Vijayanagar, Nayaks, Marathas, Bijapur, Moghuls, Carnatic Nawabs, Mysore, French and the British...