Guest guest Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 Secular Tipu Sultan massacred 800 Brahmin Sanskrit Scholars by Kamlesh Sharma 8:04pm Sat Aug 30 '03 (Modified on 8:38pm Sat Aug 30 '03) Secular Tipu Sultan massacred 800 brahmin sanskrit scholars on Divali , [To this day Melkote does not celebrate Deepavali] Secular Tipu Sultan massacred 800 brahmin sanskritscholars ________ http://www.goodnewsindia.com/Pages/content/traditions/melkote.html In nearer history, Melkote had been ruled by a dynasty founded by Yaduraya. His clan had built several water retaining structures -- kalyanis-- of great effectiveness and beauty. A small scholarly community had thriven there. In early 19th century, Tipu Sultan's army descended on a Deepavali day and massacred 800 citizens, mostly of a sect known as Mandyam Iyengars. Sanskrit scholarship had been their forte. [To this day Melkote does not celebrate Deepavali]. That slaughter rendered Melkote a near ghost town. Its environmentally connected life was broken, kalyanis went to ruin, water shortage became endemic, the hills went brown. Sanskrit lost a home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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