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The 143rd edition of the month long ‘Vasant Vyakhyanmala’ (Spring Lecture Series),starts today- April 21 at Tilak Smarak Mandir. This lecture series was originally started by Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade in 1875.

Details courtesy Amit Paranjape

‘वसंत व्याख्यानमाला’ (Vasant Vyakhyanmala- Spring Lecture Series) – A Great 143 Year Tradition The 143rd edition of  the month long ‘Vasant Vyakhyanmala’ (Spring Lecture Series),starts April 21 at Tilak Smarak Mandir. This lecture series was originally started by Justice Mahadev Govind Ranad…

Chhatrapati Shivaji's death in 1680 brought Aurangzzeb into the Deccan and he began to push against Bijapur and Golkonda's sultans...this pic is perhaps what the Mughals saw when they reached the outskirts of Bijapur. A view of the city in 1683...