Vol 5 – Issue 45, KOVAI METRO, Neighbourhood Weekly Newspaper, Coimbatore
Day: April 21, 2019
‘Pettai’ And ‘Kottai’ That Existed In Composite Coimbatore District
Forts were very important those days. The strength of a kingdom was based on its defense mechanism. Mythology and history are full of forts. Kumbalgarh fort is endowed with the second longest wall in the world. The forts of Chitorgarh, Jodhpur, Amber, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi and the mighty forts of the Marathas are legendary. Shivaji’s general Tanaji lost his life while capturing the Sinhagad fort in the year 1670 AD. The Chandragiri and Golkonda forts are famous even today. Kingdoms were made and lost because of the forts held…