The History Of Bangalore The Great Vacuum: The Aravidu Ascent and the Splintering Empire
The collapse of the Vijayanagara center at Talikota didn't just end an empire; it created a political vacuum that was similar to the one left by the Hoysalas two centuries earlier.
Ramjee Chandran explores the historiography of this transition—how the political vocabulary of imperial authority persisted even when the centre could no longer bark orders. This episode follows the Aravidu family as they stepped into the void, attempting to preserve imperial continuity through a strategic retreat to the fortified heights of Penukonda—a truncated sovereignty, while the empire’s vassals began to declare independence.
From the first rebellions of the Madurai Nayaks to the lingering imperial viceroyalty in Srirangapatna that would eventually become Mysore, we map the events that changed the course of history.
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The theme music for the show was composed by German-Indian Koln based percussionist, Ramesh Shotham. Ramjee Chandran's photos by Asha Thadani.
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