Rediff has covered this info in a article of General Palit , today..
The Marathas fought a glorious guerrilla war against the Mughal empire for 22 years and ultimately destroyed Mughal rule in India. How is it that against the British, the same Marathas gave up so tamely?' It was this that launched me on a quest that brought out that indeed, the Marathas fought the British equally bravely and the outcome at Assye and Wadgaon battles was a Maratha victory. But subsequently, since they ended up losing the war, this real history was buried under a pile of lies. The task of correcting distortions in our history is indeed gigantic, but it is General Palit who has initiated this long, thousand-mile journey.
RE:marathas the great!!
by shaan on Apr 08, 2008 03:25 PM Permalink
who said Marathas destroyed mughals. shivaji was not more than a pahari chuhaa infront of mughals. there were like "ULFA" in north eastern state. small agitation and procession of ULFA cant destroy the great nation INDIA. Read unbiased history first, then sing a song on glorious past of marathas.
RE:RE:marathas the great!!
by shaan on Apr 08, 2008 03:28 PM Permalink
Don't you remmember Marthas were on the side of Birtish agaist the great national Tipu Sultan.Marthas and Nizam had supported British in the first battle of freedom from British Raj.
