"A documented account of this popular and heroic folktale is found in the writings of S. Srikantaiya: The story of Vanike kandi connected with the second attack of Haider on Chitaldurg [Chitradurga] is interesting and is a remarkable testimony to the prowess of a lady, Obavva. Haider’s forces were unable to affect an entry into the fort and to storm it was next to impossible. Crevices in the walls where a woman was carrying curds to the fortress was discovered and the invading army attempted to march through in single file there. Nearby this passage was a fresh water pond half way up the hill. One day, when a bugler went to dine, Obavva, his wife, who went to get water from the pond, noticed the enemy marching in single file near this entrance. It was dark and hiding herself behind the entrance, she killed soldier after soldier with her vanake (pestle) as he marched through the entrance, till her husband returned. Needless to add, in spite of this heroism, thanks to the treachery of Mussalman employees of the Nayakas and the army of Jaramale, Haider was ultimately successful in 1779."
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S. Srikantaiya in Vikram Sampath - Tipu - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (2024)
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Onake Obavva
Onake Obavva (18th Century) was a Karnataka warrior who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle (Onake) in the kingdom of Chitradurga of Karnataka, India.
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