By Pardeep Singh Attri "If we wish to be free, we must fight. Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? I know not what course others may take; but asY for me, give me liberty or give me death." – Patrick Henry (March, 1775) Bhima Koregaon Pillar: Honouring the Bravery of Untouchable Soldiers History of India is nothing but the struggle between untouchables and so called upper castes. However the Indian historians have always misled us by not showing the true face of Indian History. The glorious victory of few hundred untouchable soldiers over numerically superior Peshwa's army in the battle of Koregaon, fought on 1st January, 1818, is one such chapter in Indian history whose significance has been carefully hidden. On that day, when many were busy celebrating the new year, a small force of 500 mahar (an untouchable caste in Maharashtra) soldiers in the British army were preparing for a war against the most brutal Indian state of that times – Brahmin Peshwa rulers of Pune, Maharashtra. In the history books, this battle is considered an important one and is known as second Anglo-Maratha war that resulted in the total destruction of Peshwa kingdom and sealed the victory of British Empire in India. However, there is a different historical dimension to this war that all of us need to be aware of. Read more… » read the complete post at www.blog.insightyv. The Day We Defeated Brahminism
The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: 1st January, 1818
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