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Let’s Remember the Lesson of Bhima Koregaon: Down with the New Peshwai

Let’s Remember the Lesson of Bhima Koregaon: Down with the New Peshwai

Documented on Sanhati India / By Sudhir Dhawale

Two hundred years ago, on the 1st of January 1818, the Peshwas and the troops of the British East India Company confronted each other at Bhima Koregaon near Pune in one of the battles of the Anglo-Maratha War. The battle heralded the end of the Peshwa empire. The British installed a victory pillar at the site, with the names of 51 fallen soldiers inscribed on it, of whom 22 were Mahars, while the rest were Bahujans and people from different religious communities.
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FIR Against Kabir Kala Manch Members, Others for ‘Promoting Enmity’ At Bhima Koregaon Event

FIR Against Kabir Kala Manch Members, Others for ‘Promoting Enmity’ At Bhima Koregaon Event

The Wire / by Varsha Torgalkar

Pune: Organisers of Elgar Parishad, including members of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM), were booked on Monday night for allegedly promoting enmity between various groups at the December 31 event held at Shaniwar Wada to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon in Pune.
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