Dr Uday S Kulkarni
@MulaMutha
Surgeon.AFMC.Surgeon Commander(retd)I.N. Fellow @RAS_Soc. Apolitical. Eight Books on 18thC Indian history. Latest~Raghoba:TheAssassination of Narayanrao Peshwa
1. 10 April 2011: Solstice at Panipat 2. 24 May 2015: साॅल्स्टिस अॅट पानिपत (Marathi) 3. 15 Jan 2015: Bakhar of Panipat 4. 8 Jan 2017: The Era of Bajirao 5. 7 Nov 2020: द इरा आॅफ बाजीराव (Marathi) 6. 24 Nov 2019: James Wales: Artist & Antiquarian in the time of Peshwa Sawai…
#TheMarathaCentury From the mid seventeenth through the entire eighteenth century… Correcting the skewed narration of Indian history. @Hiddenheritage Maratha bastion in Tamil heartland: Gingee fort’s rise to Unesco glory firstpost.com/opinion/marath…
"Given the manner in which Indian History is interpreted and taught, the period of Maratha domination of the northern region — including of who sat on the Mughal throne — has been systematically played down. Only in recent years has the truth been told about the 18th century…
Maratha bastion in Tamil heartland: Gingee fort’s rise to Unesco glory firstpost.com/opinion/marath…
For those interested, in a CBSE text book we now have a chapter of 22 pages on the Marathas. This is in the Std VIII text book of Social Sciences. A quote 'In effect, the British took India from the Marathas more than from the Mughals or any other power'. A few excerpts from…
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on 23 July 1856 at Ratnagiri. Though he was named ‘Keshav’ he was referred to as ‘Balwant’ and later ‘Balwantrao’. Humble tributes to this patriot on his birth anniversary. There are two little-known facts about the Lokmanya: despite being…
‘History must be honest’. Liked that. Another good follow up column. The problem with English speaking historians is ignorance of Maratha sources of History. So they tip-toe around it just mentioning a few names to round up the story. One cannot ignore a hundred and fifty…
Postcolonial-Marxist historians are uncomfortable with the notion of Hindu resistance to Islam.But denial has resulted in historical amnesia while robbing India’s youth-Muslim and Hindu alike -of a moral vocabulary to understand their shared past.#NCERT 🔗tinyurl.com/yewkr3ks
This launch of my book ‘The Mastery of Hindustan: Triumphs & Travails of Madhavrao Peshwa by @IndicMeenakshi at #Delhi with @aparanjape youtu.be/jd4HEBhHLcc
A review fwd to me मध्यान्हीची निरव शांतता. एका अनामिक हुरहूर लावणाऱ्या पोकळीने वातावरण दाटून आलेले असावे. अचानक एका सळसळत्या वाऱ्याचा झोत कुठूनतरी अनावरतपणे धावत येतो. पाहता पाहता त्याचे एका दृढनिश्चयी झंझावातात रूपांतर होते. झाडे-झुडुपे हेलावतात, रगेल वृक्ष कर्रर्रर्र आवाज करत…
As always, a well argued column by Shoumojit. Do read!
Far from any communal provocation, the recent #NCERT revisions is merely a modest step in acknowledging well-documented 'inconvenient truths' about India’s past. Part one of my series on the #ncertbook row. #mughals #HistoryMatters #India 🔗theperfectvoice.in/post/rewriting…
Its good that a widely read author such as @authoramish is taking up the story of the Cholas!
The Chola Tigers: Avengers of Somnath releasing soon! Pre-order your copy of my new book. It is a blessing that the greatest Tamilian alive and an Indian treasure, Rajinikanth ji, unveiled the cover today. Pre-order link - bit.ly/m/TheCholaTige…
Not a good time for @airindia Runway scare: 3 tyres burst, engine damaged as Air India flight veers off course during landing at Mumbai airport timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ru…
Madhav rao was appointed Peshwa this day 264 years ago…
20 July 1761.. about four weeks after his father’s death, and seven months after the 3rd battle of Panipat, Madhavrao was appointed as Pandit Pradhan by queen Tarabai at Satara. The next eleven and a half years saw the 16 year old face numerous travails over which he triumphed.…
One of the scenes from Pu La Deshpande’s वार्यावरची वरात immortalised by the late Shrikant Moghe… instagram.com/reel/C0s4bNqNz… First part of the play: pu la deshpande varyavarchi varat g.co/kgs/w67JQ97
राघोबा.. मराठा इतिहासातले एक महत्वाचे व्यक्तिमतव! राघोबा दादा; मराठा इतिहासातले एक असे महत्वाचे व्यक्तिमत्व, ज्याची त्याच्या काळात विविध अंगे समोर येतात – पराक्रमी सेनानी व मराठा सत्ता अटकेपार नेणारा योद्धा, परंतु त्या जोडीला स्वभावाने चंचल, शीघ्रकोपी, शौकीन आणि विलासी. अशा…
It is necessary that visitors should be aware that the Mastani mahal at Raja Kelkar museum comprises the wooden panels brought from the Patwardhan palace (wada) of Kurundwad. The ceiling of this Mastani mahal was once the ceiling at the Kurundwad wada. The Kelkar museum needs to…
#ThePeshwaTrilogy takes you up to 1772: the end of Madhavrao Peshwa’s times. Covering the high points from 1650 to 1707 and then an in depth account from 1707 to 1772.. A three volume hardcover signed box set… The Peshwa Trilogy: A three book set amzn.eu/d/e42hiIF
20 July 1761.. about four weeks after his father’s death, and seven months after the 3rd battle of Panipat, Madhavrao was appointed as Pandit Pradhan by queen Tarabai at Satara. The next eleven and a half years saw the 16 year old face numerous travails over which he triumphed.…
At #Murshidabad. The Ranganatheshwar Mahadeo temple built in 1759-60 by the Maharashtra munshi Ranganath pandit. Behind Khoshbagh which has Alivardi Khan’s grave. Even after 1759, vakils from Nagpur Bhonsles continued to live in Bengal even as they continued to claim the chauth…