Bhima Koregaon's myth in Maha reinforces identities it seeks to transcend
Two hundred years back, the last
skirmish of the Anglo-Maratha war was battled at Koregaon town on the banks of Bhima
waterway close Pune. The fight denoted the firm hold of the British Empire in
India. The British raised a monolith at the battleground in the memory of the
dead.
It has 49 names, 22 of them are recognized by
their 'nak' addition as Mahars. It was understood as the declaration to the
courage of Mahar fighters, and was properly utilized by the main clump of Mahar
pioneers,
For example, Gopal Baba Walangkar,
Shivram Janba Kamble and even Ramji Ambedkar, B R Ambedkar's dad, when arguing
the British for the rebuilding of Mahar enrollment in the British armed force
when it was halted in 1893. The stoppage of Mahar enlistment was an outcome of
the Indian uprising of 1857, after which the British reassessed their enrolling
procedures to incorporate just those from 'military races' in the armed force.
In any case,
when Babasaheb Ambedkar painted the Battle of Bhima Koregaon as the skirmish of
Mahar troopers against their station abuse in Peshwa lead, he was making an
unadulterated myth. As myths are required to fabricate developments, he maybe
observed its need at that point. Be that as it may, following a century, when
it cements into a semi history and tends to push Dalits more profound into an
identitarian marshland, it ought to end up noticeably a troubling issue.
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