Vijayanagara History

Essays

Hindu Disunity as the Success Recipe of Malik Kafur

Hindu Disunity as the Success Recipe of Malik Kafur

Ala-ud-din Khalji and his general Malik Kafur were able to devastate the Hindu Kingdoms in South India owing to the senseless disunity of Hindu Kings.

The Vijayanagara Empire or the Hindu Resistance to Islamic Expansion in South India: What Europe was Doing

The Vijayanagara Empire or the Hindu Resistance to Islamic Expansion in South India: What Europe was Doing

The introductory episode of a new series examining the pivotal role of the Vijayanagara Empire as a bulwark against Islamic expansions in South India.

The Wonderful World of Vipravinodins: The Forgotten Brahmanas of Vijayanagara

The Wonderful World of Vipravinodins: The Forgotten Brahmanas of Vijayanagara

Vipravinodins were Brahmanas in the Vijayanagara Era whose profession was jugglery. This essay attempts to trace their chequered history using inscriptional evidence.

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