#LegendsOfBharath
They were afraid of this thin looking fragile man and when he passed away, the British wrote “With him has departed all the wisdom and moderation of the Mahratta Government” and his name was Nana Phadnavis.
Thread on his Smaran Divas.
It was like the
They were afraid of this thin looking fragile man and when he passed away, the British wrote “With him has departed all the wisdom and moderation of the Mahratta Government” and his name was Nana Phadnavis.
Thread on his Smaran Divas.
It was like the
Roman Empire ruling the whole world but unable to conquer one little village of Asterix and Obliex. Lord Wellesley hardly slept. How to subdue the Maratha Empire? They had no strong army, no strong ruler, not much money, but had one minister, who knew everything. In fact,
Nana Phadnavis thought a year before what the British would think!
Nana Phadnavis was born in February 1742 as Balaji Janardhan Bhanu. His grandfather was from a village in Satara, and was a friend of the first ever Peshwa.
Bhanu’s grandfather had saved the life of the first
Nana Phadnavis was born in February 1742 as Balaji Janardhan Bhanu. His grandfather was from a village in Satara, and was a friend of the first ever Peshwa.
Bhanu’s grandfather had saved the life of the first
Peshwa from Mughals and so the family had got the honorific title, “Phadnavis”.
The subsequent Peshwas loved this Brahmin family and Balaji Janardhan Bhanu [Nana Phadnavis] began to live with the children of the Peshwa.
The Mughals were scared of the Marathas.
The subsequent Peshwas loved this Brahmin family and Balaji Janardhan Bhanu [Nana Phadnavis] began to live with the children of the Peshwa.
The Mughals were scared of the Marathas.
Though a tiny empire, originating from Pune, the Marathas had droven the Mughals away after decades of war, finally, in 1737.
The Mughals were just a shadow now, and the Marathas ruled India. However, the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 changed everything. The Marathas were
The Mughals were just a shadow now, and the Marathas ruled India. However, the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 changed everything. The Marathas were
no match for the Durranis from Afghanistan. The Maratha Empire was routed. The Peshwa died in sorrow in a temple. The maratha economy was shattered. There was nothing. The heir to the throne, Vishwas Rao, and Jhankoji Shinde was executed by the Afghans. It was all gone.
The next person to be able to sit on the weak Peshwa throne was a boy of 17 years. His name was Madhav Rao. At such a time, this Brahmin, Nana Phadnavis, came to the rescue of the Maratha Confederacy, and of Bharat herself.
Nana Phadnavis himself had escaped the
Nana Phadnavis himself had escaped the
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