Source: -True Indology / Twitter.
"Baji Rao's sole aim was to protect the people, to establish Gods and Brahmans and to restore the temple of Lord Shiva in Kashi. He was never defeated in a war.He was clever in all ways.He brought us freedom and respect"- Chimaji Appa
Today is Baji Rao's Punyatithi #April28 1740 pic.twitter.com/I7ETsiaYDK
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) April 28, 2019
Source of the quote is letter written by Chimaji Appa to Mahadev Bhat on June 2 1740.English translation by professor Puntambekar
Baji Rao always strived to restore the original vishveshvara temple(Gyanvapi).
The real Baji Rao bears no resemblance with his Bollywood depiction pic.twitter.com/6vKvi65bfN
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) April 28, 2019
Baji Rao's general Malhar Rao prepared to achieve this Maratha dream of restoring the temple of Vishveshvara which lies beneath the Gyanvapi ("mosque").He camped in Benares(Kashi) and intended to bring down the structure but locals, fearing retaliation, requested him to desist.
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) April 28, 2019
