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Notion Press Old No. 38, New No. 6 McNichols Road, Chetpet Chennai - 600 031 First Published by Notion Press 2019 Copyright © S R Ramanujan 2019 All Rights Reserved. ISBN 978-1-68466-572-3 This book has been published with all efforts taken to make the material error-free after the consent of the author. However, the author and the publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. No part of this book may be used, reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. CONTENTS Foreword vii Introduction ix CHAPTER 1 The Ramayana Connection 1 CHAPTER 2 Foundation for Vijayanagara Empire 15 CHAPTER 3 Madhava Vidyaranya 23 CHAPTER 4 Vijayanagara – Hindu Empire or Just an Empire? 29 CHAPTER 5 Saivism to Vaishnavism 37 CHAPTER 6 Muslims in Vijayanagara 47 CHAPTER 7 Travellers to and Chroniclers of Vijayanagara 55 CHAPTER 8 Krishna Deva Raya 79 CHAPTER 9 King Achyuta Raya – A Distorted Profile & Reality 91 CHAPTER 10 Destruction of Vijayanagara 99 Bibliography 111 v CHAPTER 1 The Ramayana Connection Did Ramayana really happen? Is Rama real? Did he walk this earth with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana? Was Valmiki a fiction writer? India’s Left Liberals, who have nothing but hatred and prejudice against our ancient culture, tradition and civilization would answer the first three questions with an emphatic “NO,” with a vehement “YES” for the last question.
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