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NCERT removes map from class 8 textbook after BJP leaders protested against the inclusion of areas of Rajasthan in the Maratha Empire

OpIndia Staff -
The controversial map depicted Bikaner, Bundi and Jaisalmer as part of the Maratha Empire.
News Reports

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi hails 12 Maratha forts recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, says every stone has witnessed historical event

ANI -
PM Narendra Modi hailed the UNESCO’s move to recognise 12 Maratha forts among the World Heritage Sites and highlighted that every fort was a part of a historical event.
News Reports

UNESCO recognises the ‘Maratha Military Landscapes of India’ as World Heritage site: Read about the significance of the 12 strategically located forts of the...

OpIndia Staff -
The ‘Maratha Military Landscapes’ include 12 forts. While 11 of them are located in Maharashtra, one is situated in present-day Tamil Nadu
Culture and History

Maratha warrior Raghuji Bhosale’s iconic sword returns to India: Read about the founder of Nagpur Bhosale dynasty who consolidated the Maratha Empire

Shraddha Pandey -
The Maharashtra government has acquired the historic sword of Maratha general Raghuji Bhosale I for ₹47.15 lakh from a London auction.
Culture and History

Aurangzeb fled in fear until his death, terrified by the war strategies of Marathas: How ‘Chhaava’ Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj’s brutal execution was avenged

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ -
As per Mughal historical accounts, Santaji’s very name instilled fear among the Auranzbeb's Mughal Army. The panic was so intense that the mere mention of his name would send the army into chaos.
Political History of India

Shivaji Jayanti: Why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the architect of Hindavi Swaraj, is hailed as the “Father of the Indian Navy”

Rukma Rathore -
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's visionary strategies unprecedentedly modified India’s maritime history and coastal defence.
Opinions

Popular distortion of history was a psychological experiment and ‘Chhaava’ is proof that Hindus have managed to shift the Overton Window – forever

Nupur J Sharma -
On 22nd January, the movie trailer of "Chhaava" starring Vicky Kaushal was released - a story of Shambhaji Maharaj's valour
Political History of India

Aurangzeb had demolished Trimbakeshwar temple to build a mosque, Marathas performed Karseva and restored it: The history of the Jyotirlinga

Gopal Tiwari -
In 1754, the Marathas performed a karseva to restore the Trimbakeshwar temple that was demolished by Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb.
Culture and History

Editor of fraud-accused National Herald claims ‘Shivaji’s army’ raped women: The lies, perversion of history, the Bengal conquest and what we know

Gopal Tiwari -
It is because of the decisive defeat of and subsequent heavy ransom imposed on the Mughal governor of Bengal that liberals often paint the revenge Maratha forces took for 22 commanders' murders in Bengal as atrocities and try to insinuate that even Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's army committed rapes because he too hailed from the Bhosale clan.
News Reports

PM Modi brings the seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to Indian Navy’s new ensign, previous govts had kept the St George’s cross, a colonial...

OpIndia Staff -
"As India marks the 75 years of its independence, the new Naval ensign is a step towards liberating the mind, and further empowering the sentinels of our seas, the Indian Navy", the video ends.
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