Hyder Ali

With the exception of Tamil Nadu, both women are relatively unknown across the country despite their epic warfare tactics and historic win against the British in the eighteenth century.

Also known as Kerala Simham, the 18th-century warrior king continues to remain a revered hero in the state who fought for his citizens and didn’t bow down to the British until his last breath.

The first iron-cased rockets in the world to be successfully deployed for military use, Tipu Sultan's Mysorean rockets also handed the British some of their worst defeats in India.

A local historian and passionate naturalist, Vijay Thiruvady traces the fascinating arboreal history of Bengaluru over the last few centuries.