Aneesh Gokhale
Author, 'Battles of the Maratha Empire' ' and 'Lachit - The Indomitable' (formerly Brahmaputra) Sometimes a sailor too.
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Peshwa Bajirao - Our realm has touched the Yamuna. https://t.co/GxV0nQLKVN
" We have been thrown to the wolves " - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan When Congress agreed to hand over NWFP to Jinnah.
Thread : Important contemporary letters and quotes Pertaining to Maratha history. 1. The killing of Afzal Khan (note date on given page should be read as 1659-60) https://t.co/l...
The East India Company faced it's toughest fight in India against the Marathas at Laswari in 1803. Rajputs , Purbiyas , Jats dominated the Maratha army ranks. Only about 1200 na...
How reliable is Sir Jadunath Sarkar's work as concerns Maratha history ? Not very reliable. His knowledge of Persian and English was excellent, Marathi not much. In fact he lea...
One of the most under rated passages from our history. Govindrao Kale was envoy to the Nizam. This letter is from about 1790. https://t.co/L55W2G3x9U
Scindia sabotaged efforts of Rani Laxmibai A common misconception. https://t.co/khdgzt2IU9
Portuguese Govt in Goa made Portuguese compulsory and burnt books having the Devnagri script. Hindu teachers were not allowed to teach Christians. All this just 300 years ago. ht...
" Hindus and Turkis belong to two different religions. The enmity between them has always been there. Ever since Muslim rule has begun, the lives of Hindus have become miserable"...
Battles fought in Maharashtra during the reign of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Marathas v/s Mughals , Siddi and Portuguese. https://t.co/dPNxSXS4xX
Alamgir #Aurangzeb Temple destruction thread. Starting with Krishnajanmabhoomi , Mathura https://t.co/NPubT8Axev