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

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