Disastrous two decades post Talikota The most common opinion among the people and historians has been that post the disaster at Talikota, Vijayanagara had fallen into a period of misfortune facing defeats after defeats –…

Why does this belief hold such significance across so many cultures? It probably originated as a means to offer people a beacon of hope in times of adversity, to show that life’s trials and tribulations…

Delving deep into the cultural life of the Vijayanagara Empire, Tirumala Venkata Devaraya, the 20th descendant of Vijayanagara Emperor Shri Krishna Devaraya, said that the glorious empire had nurtured multiculturalism. In his insightful speech delivered…