‘Bharat’s history is not the history of losing wars but a history of continuous sangharsh’, said Organiser editor Prafulla Ketkar at the launch of Abhas Verma’s new book, Maratha War of Independence, in New Delhi.
Separately, the Centre also plans to launch a special Chhatrapati Shivaji-themed railway tour that will start in Delhi and cover places that prominently feature in Maratha history.
It is very much possible to name infrastructure in a way that promotes historical remembrance, as demonstrated by the common usage of ‘Atal Setu’ or ‘JFK Airport’.
The most suitable place to honour Shivaji would have been Leh. As a regimental icon of the Maratha Light Infantry, his reverence should have been restricted to the unit area or the posts.
The 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj, inuagurated by PM Modi, collapsed at around 1 pm at Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg district around 480km from Mumbai, due to strong winds at 45km/h.
In a YouTube video, Jaggi Vasudev had stated Ramdas Swami was Chhatrapati Shivaji's guru. This was deemed as false by NCP's Jitendra Awhad, who called it an 'insult' to Maharashtra.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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