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.
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.
Today, the Sarkarwada hosts a Regional Antiques Museum and the office of the Assistant Director of State Archaeology. However, the left side of the property is officially occupied by the 'Sayyed Shah Vali Baba Dargah', the inception of which is a big question.
Did you know that owing to an old custom among the Dhangars, Malhar Rao Holkar reserved a certain portion of his wealth as a private asset for the women of his house?
By the 1750s, Marathas had grown strong so as to be able to annex Malwa, Gujarat, Odisha, Berar as also some parts of the Ganga Jamuna Doab and Bundelkhand.
In a strong reply, the letter by the Holkars of Indore criticised the editorial piece by Raut and said that it is shameful to compare great leaders of India to today’s mere politicians for petty gains.