Srirangapatna, a historical place belongs to Mandya district of Karnataka state in India. This place is located on the Mysore-Bangalore highway and is at a distance of 15 KM from Mysore. This place is also called as the island fortress - Srirangapatna. This was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, popularly known as tiger of Mysore. Tipu's summer palace is now converted as a museum. Tipu Sultan died after a long battle with the English kingdom. The area where his body was found is well marked. One must visit this place and pay respect to this great Indian hero.
‘आसिन्धु सिन्धुपर्यन्ता यस्य भारत भूमिका. पितृभू: पुण्यभूश्चैव स वै हिन्दुरितीस्मृतः’ अर्थात – समुद्र से हिमालय तक भारत भूमि जिसकी पितृभूमि है जिसके पूर्वज यहीं पैदा हुए हैं व यही पुण्य भमिू है, जिसके तीर्थ भारत भूमि में ही हैं, वही हिन्दू है… A Hindu is a person who regards this land of Bharatavarsha, from the Indus to the seas as his Fatherland as well as his holy land, that is the cradle land of his religion.