Alipura(Gowribidanur Taluk), Chikkaballapur district: Alipura, also known as Alipur town in Gowribidanur Taluk of Chikkaballapur district, adjoining Andhra Pradesh, will be in the news whenever something serious happens in the far-off Iran. On the face of it, Alipura is just like any other big village in the surroundings, unlike one you are keen enough to observe minutely. Overcrowded with Muslim nameboards: Here, all along the main road leading to the neighbouring Madhugiri Taluk, more than 90 per cent of the small shops and business ventures of all kinds bear typical Muslim names, rather than beginning with Karnataka, Bharat, Hindustan, and India, elsewhere across the state. Founded in the late 17th century: According to local legend, it was founded in the late 17th century by Moulana Syed Mustafa Hussain, following the fall of the Adil Shahi Kingdom of the then Bijapur. He is said to have given a call to all Shia Muslims of the state to migrate to Alipur, to ensure a safe and...
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