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What you saw was an automaton known as A's tiger. It was part of the immense plunder captured after A was

killed in the war B.

The war B also saw participation from a young C who later became the first Duke of Wellington.

This war B also saw the use of D, the first iron-cased rockets successfully deployed for military

use, developed by A along with his father E.

D was closely studied by the British which led to the

development of the weapon F, which saw extensive use in

many battles including the battle of Fort McHenry in 1812 and the battle at G in Belgium in the year

1815.

At the battle of Fort McHenry, the amateur poet H who witnessed the proceedings from aboard the ship HMS Minden was inspired to compose the patriotic poem I which also has a reference to the

weapon F.

Interestingly, the ship HMS Minden was built by the Indian family J, a famous Parsi ship-building family.

The battle at G in 1815 saw the previously mentioned C fight K, who faced a major defeat. This is considered one of C’s greatest achievements. The events of this battle are depicted in the movie of the same title by Russian director L more famous for his

ambitious adaptation of the epic novel M by N.

The director O wanted to make a movie about K but gave up after the failure of L’s movie. However he used the research done for his movie

on K to make the 1975 period piece P based on the novel by the English writer Q.

The family J also owns the textile company R, the airline company S

and the biscuit company T. A daughter of the influential

politician U, the founder of his nation, was married into the J

family. Her grandson, a scion of the J family, was in the news for dating the Bollywood actress V.

V acted in a Bollywood thriller, also starring Sanjay Dutt, co-scripted by W, more famous for his acclaimed

nonfiction book on Mumbai, X.

The actor Y acts opposite V in this movie. Y’s father-in-law, Z created and acted in

a series on A.

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What you saw was an automaton known as (A)Tipu Sultan's tiger. It was part of the immense plunder captured after

Tipu Sultan was killed in the (B)Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War also saw participation from a young (C)Arthur Wellesley who later became the first Duke of Wellington.

This war also saw the use of (D)Mysorean rockets, the first iron-cased rockets successfully

deployed for military use, developed by Tipu Sultan along with his father (E)Hyder Ali.

Mysorean rockets were closely studied by the British which led to the development of the (F)Congreve rocket, which saw extensive use in many battles including the battle of Fort McHenry in 1812 and the battle at (G)Waterloo in Belgium in the year 1815.

At the battle of Fort McHenry, the amateur poet (H)Francis Scott Key who witnessed the proceedings from aboard the ship HMS Minden was inspired to compose the patriotic poem (I)Star Sprangled Banner which has a reference to the Congreve rocket.

Interestingly, the ship HMS Minden was built by the Indian family (J)Wadia, a

famous Parsi ship-building family.

The battle at Waterloo in 1815 saw the previously mentioned Arthur Wellesley fight (K)Napoleon, who faced a major defeat. This is considered one of Wellesley’s greatest achievements. The events of this battle are depicted in the movie of the same title by Russian director (L)Sergei Bondarchuk more famous for his ambitious adaptation of the epic novel (M)War and Peace by (N)Leo Tolstoy.

The director (O)Stanley Kubrick wanted to make a movie about Napoleon but gave up after the failure of Bondarchuk’s movie. However he used the research done for his movie on Napoleon to make the 1975 period piece (P)Barry Lyndon based on the

novel by the English writer (Q)William Thackersay.

The family, Wadia, also owns the textile company (R)Bombay Dyeing, the airline company (S)GoAir and the biscuit company (T)Brittania. A daughter of the influential politician (U)Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of his nation was married into the Wadia family. Her grandson, a scion of the Wadia family was in the news for dating the Bollywood actress (V)Preity Zinta.

Preity Zinta acted in a Bollywood thriller also starring Sanjay Dutt scripted by (W)Suketu Mehta, more famous for his

acclaimed non fiction book on Mumbai, (X)Maximum City.

The actor (Y)Hritik Roshan acts opposite Preity Zinta in this movie whose father-in-law, (Z)Sanjay Khan created and acted in a series on Tipu

Sultan.

A – Tipu Sultan B – Fourth Anglo-Mysore WarC – Arthur WellesleyD – Mysorean rocketE – Hyder AliF – Congreve rocketG - WaterlooH – Francis Scott KeyI – Star Sprangled BannerJ - WadiaK – Sergei BondarchukL – War and PeaceM – Leo TolstoyN – Stanley Kubrick

O – NapoleanP – Barry LyndonQ – William ThackersayR – Bombay DyeingS – GoAirT – BrittaniaU – JinnahV – Preity ZintaW – Suketu MehtaX – Maximum CityY – Hritik RoshanZ – Sanjay Khan