Let me tell you a story that’s been rusting in the history books for a while. It was around the early 1200s. The Warangal Empire in Southern India was under the remarkable rule of King Ganapati Deva of the Kakatiya dynasty. Known for his extraordinary leadership, Ganapati Deva expanded the Warangal kingdom to encompass most of present-day southern Indian states. He tirelessly fortified the Warangal Fort, implemented policies to ensure the security, law, and order of his people, and fostered overall well-being. Under his reign, the kingdom transformed into a flourishing empire with vibrant foreign trade and cultural monuments, some of which still stand today. Ganapati Deva's childhood was marked by trauma; he lost both his biological and adopted fathers in a war with a neighboring kingdom and was taken captive as a child. Thanks to the loyalty and efficiency of Warangal’s chief of the army, young Ganapati was eventually released unharmed after a series of diplomatic peace ...