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	Malabar - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		At the conclusion of the Anglo-Mysore wars, the region was organized into a district of Madras Presidency.
		The region came under British rule in the 18th century, during the Anglo-Mysore Wars.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Malabar

	Mysore - Wikitravel
		Mysore is a city in the state of Karnataka in India's South region.
		Mysore is part of Karnataka state and the liquor laws are one of the most liberal in the sub continent.
		Mysore Junction is the city's main station, and there are daily trains plying the route between Bangalore, Chennai, Thanjavur as well as smaller and lesser known Indian cities.
	wikitravel.org /en/Mysore (1449 words)

	Mysore - Wikitravel
		Mysore is a city in the state of Karnataka in India's South region.
		Mysore is part of Karnataka state and the liquor laws are one of the most liberal in the sub continent.
		Mysore Junction is the city's main station, and there are daily trains plying the route between Bangalore, Chennai, Thanjavur as well as smaller and lesser known Indian cities.
	wikitravel.org /en/Mysore (1449 words)

	Our District
		R.I District 3180 encompassing the revenue districts of Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Hassan, Shimoga, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu and Chickmagalur is a kaleidoscope exhibiting the multifaceted diversity of this region.
		Mysore, also called the city of palaces is one of the southern districts of Karnataka.
		The Taluk of Kollegal was under the Madras presidency in Coimbatore district after it fell into the hands of the British in 1799 after the 4th Mysore war.
	www.geocities.com /rcmc3180/ourdist.htm (1449 words)

	Indo-US naval exercise enters second phase
		The highlight of the event, however, was the mid-sea refuelling exercise in which Indian naval oil supply vessel INS Aditya performed the difficult task of going into simultaneous formations with INS Mysore and USS Chafee to help them replenishing their fuel stocks.
		Beginning Friday, the two navies will enter into more advanced exercises to adjudge and develop inter-operability of the two forces to fight piracy, terrorism and discuss security-related issues pertaining to the region, sources said.
		This was an important exercise for the two navies since refuelling in mid-sea is a difficult task, particularly during war and the tanker and the vessel could prove sitting ducks for the enemy, a senior Indian naval official told PTI in Vasco da Gama.
	in.rediff.com /news/2005/sep/29navy2.htm (479 words)

	Gulbarga - Current News & Information
		Region-wise, Gulbarga and Mysore districts are represented by the chief minister and the deputy chief minister.
		The present jurisdiction of MAHTF being Mysore and Srirangapatna, the responsibility of safeguarding the heritage of Bijapur, Gulbarga, Bidar and Kittur Town...
		4.5 crores on upgrading ESI hospitals in Bangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga and Hubli was pending with the Centre.
	news.daylightonline.com /Gulbarga.html (479 words)

	Tipu Sultan - Biography - "Life Sketch"
		Cornwallis reached Bangalore through Kolar and Hosakote and captured the fort and the city on 20th March 1791 A.D. The fort was known as the second best fort at that time in Mysore region.
		In the first stage of the war (Third Mysore War : 1790-92 A.D.) General Medows and General Kolly planned the course of action.
		Since he could not pay war indemnity in full, he accepted to send his second and third sons namely Abdul Khaliq and Maiz-Uddin aged 10 and 8 respectively as hostages till he would pay the war indemnity.
	www.tipusultan.org /life1.htm (479 words)

	Tipu Sultan - Biography - "Life Sketch"
		Cornwallis reached Bangalore through Kolar and Hosakote and captured the fort and the city on 20th March 1791 A.D. The fort was known as the second best fort at that time in Mysore region.
		In the first stage of the war (Third Mysore War : 1790-92 A.D.) General Medows and General Kolly planned the course of action.
		Since he could not pay war indemnity in full, he accepted to send his second and third sons namely Abdul Khaliq and Maiz-Uddin aged 10 and 8 respectively as hostages till he would pay the war indemnity.
	www.tipusultan.org /life1.htm (479 words)

	: kamakoti.org
		According to tradition; he inaugurated several mutts (mathas) or seats of learning in four corners of India, namely, Sharada Peetha in Mysore and the Kamakoti Peetha in Kanchi in the South, Badrinath in the Himalayan region in the North, Jagannath or modern Puri in the East and Dwaraka in Western Gujarat".
		This is evident from the colophon at the end of the 7th parispanda of the 72nd khanda as noticed in the Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume VI of the Oriental Research Institute, University of Mysore, 1981, page 191 (Appendix 1- 332, Serial No.18179, Ms.
		Justice P. Satyanarayana Rao and Justice Rajagopalan, in their judgement in C.M.P.2591 of 1951 (reported in 1952, 1.M.L.J. 557) have declared, "Tradition has it that he (Sankaracharya) founded four mutts - Sringeri in Mysore, Badrinath in the Himalayas, Jagannath Puri in the East and Dvwaraka in the West.
	www.kamakoti.org /peeth/origin.html (10247 words)

	mysore.html
		The kingdom of Mysore was one of the most enlightened in India, and culture and industry flourished.
		The Mysore Palace is one of the most magnificent palaces in the South and in architecture very different from those in the North.
		Mysore has been named after Mahisuru, a mythical place where the city's goddess Chamundi slew the demon Mahishasura.
	damaskrosetours.com /cities/mysore.html (10247 words)

	04 May History: This Date
		In 1767 Tippu commanded a corps of cavalry against the Marathas in the Carnatic region of western India, and he fought against the Marathas on several occasions between 1775 and 1779.
		In the bulls of 03 May, the earlier papal grants to Portugal are said to have given her rights in the region of Guinea and the Gold Mine, but the Indies are not mentioned.
		During the second Mysore War, in February 1782 an army led by Tipu, aided by 400 Frenchmen, defeated on the banks of the Coleroon River Colonel John Brathwaite with his 100 British soldiers and 1800 sepoys.
	www.safran-arts.com /42day/history/h4may/h4may04.html (8977 words)

	The Regional Institute of Education
		The major academic role of the Regional Institute of Education, Mysore is to design and implement innovative pre-service and in-service teacher training programmes and to conduct continuing education/training programmes for capacity building of key level educational functionaries of the states/union territories in the southern region in the context of national policies and programmes.
		The Demonstration School, a prestigious school in Mysore, is one of the units of the Institute.
		The institute is located to the west of Mysore City and is situated in a sprawling, picturesque, 120 acre campus.
	www.mylibnet.org /rie.html (1343 words)

	Naldurg family history page
		Mysore ceased to be independent in terms of administration and judiciary, but due to the progressive nature of its rulers, had the highest standard of living and welfare in all of undivided India at Independence in 1947.
		The Mughal emperors were never able to penetrate as far south as the Carnatic and the strategic region around Madras, which was already under British Rule, was the scene of the Carnatic Wars between the rival British and French Trading Companies who wanted to establish their foothold on the Indian Peninsula.
		Uneasy peace prevailed for 6 years, during which time Tipu Sultan consolidated his power and the Sultanate of Mysore grew in strength with military help from the French (who were not content with their second-class status as imperialists in India).
	choices.cs.uiuc.edu /~naldurg/ancestors.html (1343 words)

	Encyclopedia: British East India Company
		Before the Revolution: The 13 colonies are in red, the pink area was claimed by Great Britain after the French and Indian War, and the orange region was claimed by Spain.
		Mysore is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.
		In 1742, fearing the monetary consequences of a war, the government agreed to extend the deadline for the licensed exclusive trade by the Company in India till 1783, in return for a further loan of £1 million.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-East-India-Company (1343 words)

	Kamat's Potpourri: Amma's Column
		It contains history, happenings and anecdotes connected with dynasties that ruled Karnataka and mainly the Wodeyars of Mysore, whose patronage Devachandra, a Jaina, availed.
		Mackenzie was greatly impressed by Devachandra’s vast knowledge of his region, geography, history, rituals and customs included.
		Colin Mackenzie was also responsible in encouraging poet Devachandra to write his rare book 'Rajavali Kathe' (story of royal lines).
	www.kamat.com /jyotsna/blog (2600 words)

	: kamakoti.org
		According to tradition; he inaugurated several mutts (mathas) or seats of learning in four corners of India, namely, Sharada Peetha in Mysore and the Kamakoti Peetha in Kanchi in the South, Badrinath in the Himalayan region in the North, Jagannath or modern Puri in the East and Dwaraka in Western Gujarat".
		This is evident from the colophon at the end of the 7th parispanda of the 72nd khanda as noticed in the Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume VI of the Oriental Research Institute, University of Mysore, 1981, page 191 (Appendix 1- 332, Serial No.18179, Ms.
		He propounded the theory of absolute Monism, i.e., the Advaita, non-dualistic school of philosophy, combated the doctrines of Buddhism and Jainism and re-established the religion of the Vedas and the Upanishads.
	www.kamakoti.org /peeth/origin.html (10247 words)

	16th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies
		But the Maharajas of Mysore from 1881 onwards, contributed much to the stability of the coffee plantations of the region, as they were playing a vital role in the foreign trade sector.
		The Native state of Mysore was founded by the Wodeyars in 1399 and in1610 the kingdom consisted of 33 villages and an army of 200 soldiers.
		The native state of Mysore was the largest unit, followed by a few districts incorporated in the domain of the Nizam of Hyderabad.
	www.sociology.ed.ac.uk /sas/conf16/panel8.htm (10247 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / Basketball : SJCE keeps title
		Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore, defeated Bapuji Institute of Technology (BIET), Davangere, 62-54 to retain the VTU inter-collegiate basketball tournament (Mysore Region) on Thursday.
		Semifinals: SJCE 59 (Priya Ram 17, Gautham 15) bt VVCE, Mysore, 47 (Sanjay 18, Naveen 10); BIET 80 (Santosh Jajur 23, K.P. Bharath 12) bt NIE, Mysore, 45 (Biligiri 24).
		The results: Final: SJCE, Mysore, 62 (Priya Ram 32, M.S. Sandeep 12) bt BIET, Davangere, 54 (Santosh Jajur 24, Sunil Jajur 14).
	www.hindu.com /2004/05/22/stories/2004052208481800.htm (137 words)

	Intamm - History - Kalvettiyal
		That Coorg and this region of Coimbatore district must have once formed a unit in early times is seen from what the celebrated historian of Mysore, Col. Wilks, records in his "History of Mysore":
		The district of Coimbatore in early times seems to have been the home of several Jain scholars, not the least of whom was the great Bavanandi, the author of the celebrated Tamil grammar, Nannul, who seems to have lived in the region of Vijayamangalam in Erode Taluk.
		It would appear that in the closing years of the IV century A.D., King Padmanabha of the Gangas had to send his two sons, Dadiga and Madhava to the south by way of preparing himself to meet his enemy, King Mahipala of Ujjain.(Rice; Mysore and Coorg; p.
	www.intamm.com /history/jain.htm (137 words)

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		As a result of this, the Kongu region in which the present Erode District is situated, fell into the hands of the Mysore rulers from whom Hyder Ali took over the area.
		Later, consequent of the fall of Tippu Sultlan of Mysore in 1799, the Kongu region came to be coded to the East India Company by the Maharaja of Mysore who was restored to power by the company after defeating Tippu Sulltan.
		The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Federation has a milk collection center and processing plant at Erode from where pasturised milk is transported in cases to different parts of the State every day.
	kovaionline.com /cbe/regional/erode/history.asp (4890 words)

	Urbanisation and Urban Sprawl
		The entropy values for the Bangalore - Ramanagaram segment ranges from 2.690 (for 1972) to 2.699 (for 1998) while log n for this region is 3.583 suggesting a similar trend.
		The results of these (Table 2) clearly indicated that there was more dispersed distribution of built-up in the region closer to Bangalore and this decreased as the proximity to the city increased.
		The Bangalore - Ramanagaram segment had a higher value of percentage built-up change (330%) than the Channapatna - Mysore segment (181%).
	wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in /energy/urban/chapter7.htm (4890 words)

	Mysore News: News and More from Mysore this week - OurKarnataka.Com (OKC)
		When asked how the Central team, which visited all the four reservoirs in the cauvery basin could analyze the situation in the Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu by skipping the visit to Mettur dam, he said the team had figures and reports available from local CWC offices, in Tamil Nadu.
		The fact that the Central cauvery Monitoring Committee team would be skipping its visit to Mettur reservoir and the Delta region has raised many eyebrows here.
		Though farmers in Krishnarajasagar and Kabini "achukats" were not against the visit of the Central team, sent to study the water level and situation in achukat, they have expressed their reservations over the fact that the team would not be visiting Mettur.
	www.ourkarnataka.com /mysore_this_week/mysorethisweek_sept28_02.htm (4890 words)

	MICE - South India and Goa 2003
		The erstwhile capital of the Wodeyar Rajas, the former rulers of the kingdom, Mysore has long been associated with spectacular architectural heritage of its many palaces, art and literature and a long tradition of music and dance.
		Of the Muslim rulers, Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan have left lasting impressions on the development and security of the region.
		After the British killed Tipu in the Battle of Srirangapatnam in 1799, the Wodeyar family was restored to the throne as rulers for the entire region.
	www.miceonline.net /sIndiaGoa/kar_attract.htm (2005 words)

	history.html
		However, consequent on the fall of Tippu Sultan of Mysore in 1799, the Kongu region came to be ceded to the East India Company by the Maharaja of Mysore who was restored to power by the East India Company after defeating Tippu Sultan.
		From Rashtrakutas the region fell into the hands of the Cholas who were in prominence at the time of Raja Raja Chola.
		On the decline of Cholas the Kongu territory was occupied by the Chalukyas and then by the Pandyas and the cysalas.
	www.coimbatore.tn.nic.in /history.html (515 words)

	1Up India > India > Karnataka > wildlife sancturies of karnataka
		This region has one of the best wildlife concentrations only second to Mysore plateau in the State, harbouring populations of elephants, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, wild pig etc. The anthropogenic pressures over this area are much less and hence the wildlife is somewhat less molested.
		Kabini, a scenic delight was once the hunting lodge of the erstwhile Mysore Maharajahs.Nestled amidst the Karapur Forest lies a pristine piece of land that abounds with nature.The steep valleys with rich forests, spectacular pools and rapids provide an ideal opportunity to revive your adventurous spirits.
		The presence of perennial rivers, reservoirs and plenty of bamboos, grass and other fodder species with a moderate rainfall makes this region an ideal habitat for elephants.
	www.1upindia.com /states/karnataka/wildlife.html (515 words)

	Somnathpur
		Somnathpur is about 35 kms from Mysore and 140 kms from Mysore.
		Road : Somnathpur is about 140 kms from Bangalore and 35 kms from Mysore.
		At this time, the Hoysalas had already ruled over the region for over 250 yrs and were in the peak of their dynasty.
	o3.indiatimes.com /marcopolo/archive/2005/09/28/269681.aspx (1465 words)

	Products
		Mysore dal as the name suggests is a famed pulse found in the Mysore region of Karnataka, India.
		Mysore dal is used for the preparation of various delicacies.
		Tuar dal is used in a variety of applications during cooking.
	www.swarajinternational.com /Products.htm (1465 words)

	Contributors
		VINOD K..Senior Scientist at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore (India) with interests in food development and history of foods; a student of Dr K T Achaya and a friend for a quarter of century; held a senior position at the National Dairy Development Board at Anand.
		Food writer and researcher; author, Traditional Dishes of Konya; Dishes of the Aegean Region; Dishes of the Mediterranean Region; Dishes of the Southeast Anatolia Region; Turkish Cookery; Nevin Halıcı’s Turkish Cookbook.
		Lecturer and Chairman on the BA (Hons) in Culinary Arts programme in the Dublin Institute of Technology; over 15 years experience working as a chef at the highest levels both in Ireland and internationally; having travelled extensively he is a keen contributor on food in the media, and is engaged in food training consultancy.
	www.culinarybiographies.com /html/contributors.html (1465 words)

	home2.htm
		They especially wore garlands of Kongam flowers (Cochlo spermum Gossypium).A sangam verse that praises Nannan, the Velir chief of the Coorg and Mysore region, referred him as 'Ponnam-kanni Nannan'.
		The general slope of this region was towards south-east as indicated by the course of the rivers Kaveri and Kabini.
		The major river of the Kongu region both in the ancient and modern era is the river Kaveri.
	www.coimbatore.com /kongunadu/home2.htm (779 words)

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