Quick Quiz on this Rajyotsava Day!

By bglr_meera
November 1st, 2007 @ 3:38 PM History

1) In 1687, a Wodeyar Raja from Mysore paid 3 lakh rupees to a Mughal general. Why?

2) What’s in this picture?
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3) Where did Neelamma Kadambi sing on November 2, 1955?

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2 Comments so far

  1. Meeta (unregistered) on November 1st, 2007 @ 8:05 pm

    1. To buy Bangalore.
    2. No idea :(
    3. All India Radio Bangalore

  2. Meera (unregistered) on November 17th, 2007 @ 7:44 pm

    Just one response :-(
    Meeta - your 2 answers are correct!

    1. Kasim Khan sold Bangalore to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (1673-1704) of Mysore for 300,000 rupees (source: Wikipedia)
    2. This is a 9th century Western Ganga Dynasty stone inscription in Begur - the earliest reference to the name “Bengaluru”
    3. Neelamma Kadambi’s voice reverberated on the radio for the first time on November 2, 1955 from the studios of Akashvani, Bangalore, the primary channel of All India Radio (source


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