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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 Battle of Bhima Koregaon is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language period war romantic drama film directed and produced by Ramesh Thete under his banner Ramesh Thete Films. [1] It depicts the events that took place during the Battle of Koregaon. The film stars Arjun Rampal as a Mahar warrior Sidhnak Inamdar, and Digangana Suryavanshi. [2]
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 Elgaar Parishad was an event held on 31 December 2017 to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon Bhima. It was organised by a coalition of 260 non-profit organisations at Pune's Shaniwar Wada Fort, [1] and had approximately 35,000 people in attendance. The program consisted of a number of cultural performances ...
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 ]
Somnath Waghmare is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in the state of Maharashtra. [1] His most prominent and most recent film, Battle of Bhima Koregaon, [2] was critically received and screened in India and abroad.
Sidhnak Mahar's memorial Samadhi is situated in Kalambi village of Sangli district. [6] Veer Shidhnak Foundation is a welfare trust run by his descendants Abhijeet Inamdar in Kalambi Tal.Miraj Sangli district.