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Tribute
to
an
invincible
warrior
@
Raver
Khedi
on
the
banks
of
Narmada
In
tribute
🙏🙏
I
have
tried
coming
here
on
three
previous
occasions
and
succeeded
in
finding
one
or
other
pretext
to
postpone
it
to
the
next
visit.
This
place
has
reckoned
me,haunted
and
tormented,
me
to
visit,
so
when
I
came
here
today
and
paid
my
obeisance
I
felt
I’ve
come
home!!
It’s
a
place
of
pilgrimage,
history
and
valor
like
none
other.
@Raverkhedi
in
Khargone
district
on
the
banks
of
narmada
lies
a
simple
monument
built
by
his
loyal
general
Scindia
to
his
beloved
peshva
A
monument
to
an
incomparable
warrior.
It
is
a
nondescript
monument
walled
with
a
courtyard
lined
with
colonnades
with
a
central
pedestal
where
his
last
rites
were
performed,
and
encrypted
inside
are
the
ashes
of
this
brave
warrior.
History
has
seen
him
with
myopic
vision
but
read
inbetween
the
lines
and
tales
of
victorious
battles
start
flowing.
Politics
has
tried
to
erase
his
name
from
most
of
history
books
yet
he
shines
forth.
Imagine
a
young
40
yr
old
general
camping
with
troops
of
one
lakh
soldiers
waiting
to
cross
the
narmada
for
onward
campaigns
of
the
far
flung
north
(read
attock(currently
in
pak)and
kabul)
His
career
spanned
only
20
years
yet
his
battle
skills
are
legendary.
Example
quoted
often
in
military
history
is
the
battle
of
palkhed.
The
country
was
under
saffron
flag
of
chatrapati
to
the
greatest
extent
under
him.
By
a
cruel
twist
of
fate
death
overtook
him
with
sudden
illness
and
changed
fortunes
of
this
country
forever.
Most
part
of
his
life
was
spent
on
horseback
and
battlefield.
A
general
who
never
lost
a
battle
with
his
legendary
battle
skills.
Only
death
could
overpower
him.
A
true
‘Ran
mard’
(braveheart
of
the
men
in
battle)
In
remembrance
and
tribute.
Shrimant
Peshva
bajirao
ballal
I
18aug1700-28apr1740
I
bow
to
thee
in
respect
🙏🙏
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