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Tipu Sultan ruled the kingdom of Mysore from 1782-1799 succeeding his father Haider Ali. Tipu was a great diplomat and master strategist and pursued diplomatic efforts in India and abroad mainly to defeat the British who were the most formidable adversaries of India. He used meticulous diplomacy and enlightened vision as the key ingredients of a recipe to vanquish the British in India. Tipu and Marx had considered the British as the enemies of the people in the 18th century. Tipu prepared the ground for a historic national freedom movement in India. He institutionalized an era of progressive governance based on state capitalism and absolute patriotism. Tipu Sultan was a committed fighter against British colonialism. He wanted to enlist the active support of the French, the ruler of Afghanistan, the Sultan of Ottoman, the Marathas, the Nizam, the Malabar king and others to fight against British imperialism. It is necessary to revisit traditions and history and understand the personality of Tipu in the context of the great historical continuum of South Asian societies and politics. He had commanded the loyalty, respect and support of his subjects for his value-based governance and adoption of secularism as a way of life.
Dr. B P Mahesh Chandra Guru
Prof.B.P.Mahesh Chandra Guru obtained Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and Journalism (1980) and PhD in Development Communication (1997). He has served as a journalist (Panchama, Kannada Fortnightly, Mysore), Research Associate (National Institute of9 Rural Development, Hyderabad), Assistant Director-Public Relations(Indian Standards Institution, Chandigarh), Assistant Professor (Bangalore University), Associate Professor (Mangalore University), Professor (University of Mysore) during 1980-2019. He has also served as Director of Students Welfare, Programme Coordinator of National Service Scheme, Examiner of Karnataka Public Service Commission/Union Public Service Commission, Member of Board of Appointment in various universities, Member of Karnataka Media Academy and Member of Peer Group of National Assessment and Accreditation during the last four decades. He has presented more than 200 papers at national and international conferences and presided over several technical sessions. He has published more than 250 research articles in academic journals of repute in India and abroad. He has successfully guided 30 research scholars and adjudicated PhD theses in Indian and foreign universities as a subject expert. He has been a Visiting Professor at prestigious universities and research institutions in India. He is the author of 20 other books in Kannada and English. He is a media and research consultant to leading NGOs and media institutions in the country. He is the recipient of several awards for professional excellence and social service.
