“When Marathas and Sikhs threw out the Afghans”, Esamskriti, June 20, 2023:
“Many articles are triggered by comments or questions of others. A Sikh (origin from Sanskrit word Shishya) from Amritsar, on social media, expressed gratitude to the Marathas. It got me wondering why!
A historian friend, who specialises in Maratha history, told me of interactions around 1758-59. I also referred to the Holy Gita of books on Indian History and Culture published by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan amongst others including Sikh sites.
This article tells how Shivaji inspired Punjab, Abdali’s Punjab invasions, how Marathas/Sikhs drove out the Afghans and Veer Savarkar inspired Bhagat Singh….”
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