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Raja Desingu of Gingee

A Rajput prince from Bundelkhand named Tej Singh came to Gingee in Tamil Nadu and became a local hero named Raja Desingu. His story is still told in local ballads and street performances like Therukoothu and Poi-Kal-Kuthirai, and even the Burra-Katha tradition of Andhra. It was even made into a Tamil biopic in the 1960s, featuring MGR. Who was Raja Desingu?

1.Poster for Raja Desingu

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Poster art belongs to Krishna Pictures via Wikipedia


2.Poi-Kal-Kudhirai

Valluvar Vallalar Vattam, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons


3.Poi-Kal-Kudhirai attam performer

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Krsmoorthi, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons


4.Orchha Fort and Bridge

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Mandy, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons


5.Aurangzeb’s Durbar

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Bichitr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


6.Mughal Empire, 1707

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Avantiputra7, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons


7.Nawab Saadatullah Khan

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British Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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