A 'Fort'uitous detour.
It was not the intended destination . But we were destined to land there ! On a journey to Seebi , a minor error in map-reading put us on the two lane highway , where we were stuck with a never ending median , making it tough to reverse the direction. A signboard for Sira showed up before the median relented with any gap for U Turn. But the name Sira rang a bell , a big clanging bell . Sira ! We were in the vicinity of a historical place that gave the prototypes for all the grand edifices we Bengalureans take pride in : The Bangalore Fort , Lalbagh and Tipu's Palace ! The prototypes are all gone with history. Sira is a small town now, with just the ghost of a Fort left . But the name beckoned as with a Siren Song ! Seebi was unceremoniously put on the backburner and the destination reassigned . Onward to Sira Fort then ! SIRA ( originally called Siria ) has a long and checkered history of bei...