Protest, Politics, and ‘Putle’: The Shivaji ‘Storm’
Incursions, assaults, and invasions by expansive empires could not get Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to even budge a little. However, owing to what is alleged to be poor construction quality, the 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg collapsed on August 26 in the face of ordinary winds. The collapse ignited…