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Koregaon Bhima village was the site of a major battle between British East India Company and Peshwas in 1818. In early 1920s, British settled a neighbourhood on the lands of Ghorpuri village, which was just outside of Pune. This neighbourhood was named Koregaon Road Estate, since this was in proximity to then Koregaon road (today's Ahmednagar ...
Koregaon Bhima is a panchayat village [1] and census town [2] in the state of Maharashtra, India, [3] on the left (north) bank of the Bhima River. [4] Administratively, Koregaon Bhima is under Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra. [2] There is only the single town of Koregaon Bhima in the Koregaon Bhima gram panchayat. [2]
On 8 June 2018, she was arrested by the Pune Police along with Sudhir Dhawale, Mahesh Raut, Surendra Gadling and Rona Wilson.They were charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon violence.
The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: An Unending Journey is a 2017 documentary by Indian filmmaker Somnath Waghmare. [1] [2] It explored the role of 500 Mahar dalit soldiers of the East India Company in the Battle of Koregaon on 1 January 1818 against Peshwa rulers. [3] [4] It talks about dalit assertion on 1 January taking place every year. [5]
The Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818 between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy, at Koregaon Bhima.. A 28,000-strong force led by Peshwa Baji Rao II whilst on their way to attack the company-held Pune, were unexpectedly met by an 800-strong Company force that was on its way to reinforce the British troops in Pune.
The 2018 Riots of Koregaon Bhima refers to violence during an annual celebratory gathering on 1 January 2018 at Koregaon Bhima to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon Bhima. [1] The violence and stone pelting by a crowd at the gathering resulted in the death of a 28-year old youth and injuries to five others. [ 2 ]
The Baburnama, Babur's diary in which he meticulously documented his life, bears no mention of either the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya or the destruction of a temple for it (there is a known lacuna in his diary between 3 April and 17 September 1528, which period covers Babur's visit to Ayodhya [48]); neither do his grandson Akbar's court ...
Shirur is an administrative subdivision of the Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the eastern boundary of the district, on the banks of the Ghod River . The town is also called Ghodnadi to distinguish it from other locations that have the same name.