The BJP-led Mahayuti has deployed its culture & tourism departments to put the spotlight on the Marathas. The sword is the latest historical artefact to be reclaimed among others.
‘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.
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.
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American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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