The Motivation

In the very first chapter of the Nayakas of Ikkeri, Swaminathan writes:

Nayakas of Ikkeri - Chapter 1 - Introduction, Page 1

To weigh the stars, or to make ships sail in the air or below the sea, is not a more astonishing and ennobling performance on the part of the human race in these later days, than to know the course of events that had been long forgotten and the true nature of men and women who were here before us.

This blog tries to understand the nature of my ancestors.