Part-1: Celebrating Diwali in India began from the year 1762. Before that, there was no such festival called Diwali. After his decisive victory over Maratha forces lead by Sadashivrao Bavu in the third battle of Panipat,...
Abdali wanted to establish friendship with Peshwas. In return, the Peshwa sent a great psychologist from Odisha called Dr. Devdoot Phatanaik.
To thank the Peshwas, he named a city under his rule as Peshawar. Here is a photograph of the kind hearted Ahmed Shah Abdali, captured by Dr. Devdoot Phatanaik.