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TopicMaharaj Libel Case 1862

Topic: Maharaj Libel Case 1862

Karsandas Mulji was a leader among reformists. ‘Maharaj’ made him a revenge-driven hero

Urvish Kothari -
Imagine a film on the Salt March showing Gandhi’s motivation to be his wife’s dismay over salt prices. ‘Maharaj’ does exactly that with journalist Karsandas Mulji’s reformist intentions.

Karsandas Mulji led & won the most famous fight against Gujarati Vaishnavite leaders in 1862

Urvish Kothari -
A Vaishnav himself, Karsandas showed how priests exploited women sexually. It led to the Maharaj Libel Case, the 'greatest trial of modern times since the trial of Warren Hastings'.

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