Maratha Forts to be UNESCO World Heritage
The Maratha forts, silent sentinels of a bygone era, bear witness to the military acumen and strategic brilliance of the Maratha Empire under the leadership of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Rising to ...
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Why is the Holkar Dynasty considered the jewel of the Marathas?
There are some individuals who believe that India's civilization would not have progressed much without the British. However, prior to British rule, India was on its way to becoming a republic. ...
The Mohites of Maratha, who emerged victorious against Aurangzeb in multiple battles
Mohite dynasty history: After the death of Shivaji Raje, the Maratha Empire fell onto the shoulders of Shambhuraje, also known as Sambhaji Maharaj. But his brutal murder in 1689 put the ...
How Devendra Fadnavis brought down Uddhav’s Empire, brick by brick in Maharashtra
“मेरा पानी उतरता देख मेरे किनारे पर घर मत बना लेना, मैं समन्दर हूँ, वापस जरूर आऊँगा” These were the lines of former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. And Fadnavis has turned ...
How the fall of Ottoman Empire led to Khilafat Movement which led to Moplah anti-Hindu massacre
In the previous issue of dissecting the Moplah genocide, we talked about a series of small riots from 1836 to 1921 by the Moplah Muslims across the region that led to ...
By comparing Mamata with Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar, Sanjay Raut has insulted Ahilyabai, Holkar family and all Marathas
Last week, West Bengal’s BJP supporters and workers allegedly suffered under murderous assaults by the state goons. Even members of the Left were targeted by the ruling party’s hoodlums in the ...
Sharad Kelkar proves why he was chosen to play the legendary Maratha King
Social media is replete with tweets and posts hailing the trailer of ‘Tanhaji: The unsung Warrior’. The trailer is being applauded by all, except leftists, for portraying the role of a ...
Of Maratha Pride, Bhagwa and Brahmin’s Janeu – Tanhaji’s fiery dialogues have set liberal posteriors on fire
The trailer of the much-awaited biopic starring Ajay Devgn, ‘Tanhaji – the Unsung Warrior’ finally streamed on YouTube and other online platforms. Directed by Om Raut, the movie, based on the ...
Marathas vs British in 1818 – The Fall of the Sahyadri hill forts
The Third Anglo Maratha War (1817/1818) dealt the final blow to whatever was left of the Maratha Empire after the debacles of the Second Anglo Maratha War (1803). The East India ...
Battle of Laswari: An untold chronicle of the Marathas
“ In the desperate valour with which it was contested by both sides , in the equality of the numbers engaged , and in the proportion of numbers lost , the ...
Maratha history- A regicide
The mighty Maratha empire was now already tottering. Still smarting from the vicious defeat at the hands of the Afghans at Panipat, the Marathas had retreated to become some sort of ...
The historic ‘Wagh Nakh’ of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been brought back to India from the UK
The iconic Wagh Nakh, a weapon of immense historical significance, has finally made its way back to Indian soil. This tiger claw-shaped armament, famously wielded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, has journeyed ...
