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The Pune Riot (Dalits and Marathas)
I really don't why a battle almost 200 years ago originally happened between Maratha Indians and British East India Company whose soldiers included Indian dalits too is significant today; in spite of considering it as a struggle for independence . Though the battle had dalit victory, dalits were forced to fight in British side, what-so-ever today our society agrees caste equality and secularism and no longer any Indian needs to fight in enemy side. What is the relevance of that victory against their own country! Wouldn't it be better if people stay together in brotherhood as no such old troubles exist presently? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND By 1800 Marathas were organised into some loose confederacies like Peshwa of Pune, Sindia of Gwalior, Holkar of Indore, Gaekword of Baroda and Bhonsle of Nagpur. The British had suppressed all of them and ...
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