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'''Sidhnak Inamdar''', also known as '''Sidhnak Mahar''', (18th century to 19th century)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/riseandprogress02aubegoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/riseandprogress02aubegoog/page/n567 542]|title=Rise and Progress of the British Power in India|last=Auber|first=Peter|date=1837|publisher=W. H. Allen & Company|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/pune/mahar-regiment-book-records-many-groups-in-1818-battle/articleshow/62358636.cms|title=Mahar regiment book records many groups in 1818 battle - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref> was an Indian warrior of [[Mahar Regiment]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/thetribesandcast20583gut|title=The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV)|last=Russell|first=R. V. (Robert Vane)|others=Project Gutenberg}}</ref> He belonged to [[Mahar]] [[dalit]] caste.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=gAceAAAAMAAJ|title=Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment|last=Longer|first=V.|date=1981|publisher=Mahar Regimental Centre|language=en}}</ref> He is popularly known for the [[Battle of Koregaon]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=gAceAAAAMAAJ|title=Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment|last=Longer|first=V.|date=1981|publisher=Mahar Regimental Centre|language=en}}</ref>
'''Sidhnak Inamdar''', also known as '''Sidhnak Mahar''', (18th century to 19th century)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/riseandprogress02aubegoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/riseandprogress02aubegoog/page/n567 542]|title=Rise and Progress of the British Power in India|last=Auber|first=Peter|date=1837|publisher=W. H. Allen & Company|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/pune/mahar-regiment-book-records-many-groups-in-1818-battle/articleshow/62358636.cms|title=Mahar regiment book records many groups in 1818 battle - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref> was an Indian warrior of [[Mahar Regiment]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/thetribesandcast20583gut|title=The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV)|last=Russell|first=R. V. (Robert Vane)|others=Project Gutenberg}}</ref> He belonged to [[Mahar]] caste.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gAceAAAAMAAJ|title=Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment|last=Longer|first=V.|date=1981|publisher=Mahar Regimental Centre|language=en}}</ref> He is popularly known for the [[Battle of Bhima-Koregaon]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gAceAAAAMAAJ|title=Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment|last=Longer|first=V.|date=1981|publisher=Mahar Regimental Centre|language=en}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Sidhnak Mahar's grandfather was gifted Kalambali village of [[Satara state|Satara]] as ''[[Inaam]]'' by [[Peshwa]]s for his loyalty. So Sidhnak Mahar also got this Inaam as heridetary.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=NeCSDAAAQBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=Shraddha+Kumbhojkar+mahar#v=onepage&q=mahar%20koregaon%20soldier&f=false|title=Sites of Imperial Memory: Commemorating Colonial Rule in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries|last=Dominik|first=Geppert|date=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780719090813|language=en}}</ref>
Sidhnak Mahar's grandfather was gifted Kalambali village of [[Satara state|Satara]] as ''[[Inaam]]'' by [[Peshwa]]s for his loyalty. So Sidhnak Mahar also got this Inaam as heridetary.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NeCSDAAAQBAJ&q=mahar+koregaon+soldier&pg=PP1|title=Sites of Imperial Memory: Commemorating Colonial Rule in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries|last=Dominik|first=Geppert|date=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780719090813|language=en}}</ref>


==Battles==
==Battles==
Sidhnak Mahar formed a Mahar battalion. He asked Peshwas to join hands with him but the Peshwas rejected so Sidhnak Mahar joined the [[British Indian Army|British Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rssawdekar.blogspot.in/2012/12/the-brave-mahars.html?m=1|title=THE BRAVE MAHARS|website=rssawdekar.blogspot.in|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
Sidhnak Mahar formed a Mahar battalion. He asked Peshwas to join hands with him but the Peshwas rejected so Sidhnak Mahar joined the [[British Indian Army|British Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rssawdekar.blogspot.in/2012/12/the-brave-mahars.html?m=1|title=THE BRAVE MAHARS|website=rssawdekar.blogspot.in|date=26 December 2012|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
 
Sidhnak Mahar with his army of 500 defeated the large Peshwas army within twelve hours and created a pathway for British win and this British won the battle.{{cn|date=June 2021}}


==Memorial ==
==Memorial ==
Sidhnak Mahar's memorial Samadhi is situated in Kalamboli village of [[Satara district]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/research/battle-of-koregaon-dalits-mahar-maratha-peshwa-maharashtra-protests-5010172/|title=Battle of Koregaon: Why the Dalits hate Peshwas and celebrate this British ‘victory’|date=2018-01-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
Sidhnak Mahar's memorial Samadhi is situated in Kalambi village of [[Sangli district]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/research/battle-of-koregaon-dalits-mahar-maratha-peshwa-maharashtra-protests-5010172/|title=Battle of Koregaon: Why the Dalits hate Peshwas and celebrate this British 'victory'|date=2018-01-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US}}</ref>


Veer Shidhnak Foundation is a welfare trust ranby his descendants Abhijeet Inamdar in Satara.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.veershidnakfoundation.com/AboutShidnak.aspx|title=Veer Shidnak Foundation|website=www.veershidnakfoundation.com|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/prakash-ambedkar-playing-caste-politics-inamdar/|title=Bhima Koregaon clashes: Prakash Ambedkar playing ‘caste politics’, says Inamdar|date=2018-01-09|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
Veer Shidhnak Foundation is a welfare trust run by his descendants Abhijeet Inamdar in Kalambi Tal.Miraj [[Sangli district]] .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.veershidnakfoundation.com/AboutShidnak.aspx|title=Veer Shidnak Foundation|website=www.veershidnakfoundation.com|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/prakash-ambedkar-playing-caste-politics-inamdar/|title=Bhima Koregaon clashes: Prakash Ambedkar playing 'caste politics', says Inamdar|date=2018-01-09|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US}}</ref>


Bollywood actor [[Arjun Rampal]] plays the role of Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar in [[The Battle of Bhima Koregaon (film)|The Battle of Bhima Koregaon]], an upcoming film.<ref>https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/arjun-rampal-dream-of-working-in-period-film-fulfilled-with-the-battle-of-bhima-koregaon-1502940202.html</ref><ref>https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/the-battle-of-bhima-koregaon-arjun-rampal-to-play-a-warrior-in-historical-drama-featuring-sunny-leone-as-a-spy</ref><ref>https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/307678-Dream-of-working-in-period-film-fulfilled-with-The-Battle-Of-Bhima-Koregaon-Arjun-Rampal</ref>
Bollywood actor [[Arjun Rampal]] plays the role of Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar in [[The Battle of Bhima Koregaon (film)|The Battle of Bhima Koregaon]], an upcoming film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/arjun-rampal-dream-of-working-in-period-film-fulfilled-with-the-battle-of-bhima-koregaon-1502940202.html|title = Arjun Rampal: Dream of working in period film fulfilled with 'The Battle of Bhima Koregaon'|date = 11 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/the-battle-of-bhima-koregaon-arjun-rampal-to-play-a-warrior-in-historical-drama-featuring-sunny-leone-as-a-spy|title = The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: Arjun Rampal to play a warrior in historical drama featuring Sunny Leone as a spy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/307678-Dream-of-working-in-period-film-fulfilled-with-The-Battle-Of-Bhima-Koregaon-Arjun-Rampal|title = Dream of working in period film fulfilled with 'The Battle of Bhima Koregaon' : Arjun Rampal}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 01:56, 20 September 2022

Sidhnak Inamdar, also known as Sidhnak Mahar, (18th century to 19th century)[1][2] was an Indian warrior of Mahar Regiment.[3] He belonged to Mahar caste.[4] He is popularly known for the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon.[5]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sidhnak Mahar's grandfather was gifted Kalambali village of Satara as Inaam by Peshwas for his loyalty. So Sidhnak Mahar also got this Inaam as heridetary.[6]

Battles[edit | edit source]

Sidhnak Mahar formed a Mahar battalion. He asked Peshwas to join hands with him but the Peshwas rejected so Sidhnak Mahar joined the British Army.[7]

Memorial[edit | edit source]

Sidhnak Mahar's memorial Samadhi is situated in Kalambi village of Sangli district.[8]

Veer Shidhnak Foundation is a welfare trust run by his descendants Abhijeet Inamdar in Kalambi Tal.Miraj Sangli district .[9][10]

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal plays the role of Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar in The Battle of Bhima Koregaon, an upcoming film.[11][12][13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Auber, Peter (1837). Rise and Progress of the British Power in India. W. H. Allen & Company. p. 542.
  2. ↑ "Mahar regiment book records many groups in 1818 battle - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ↑ Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV). Project Gutenberg.
  4. ↑ Longer, V. (1981). Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment. Mahar Regimental Centre.
  5. ↑ Longer, V. (1981). Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment. Mahar Regimental Centre.
  6. ↑ Dominik, Geppert (2015). Sites of Imperial Memory: Commemorating Colonial Rule in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780719090813.
  7. ↑ "THE BRAVE MAHARS". rssawdekar.blogspot.in. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  8. ↑ "Battle of Koregaon: Why the Dalits hate Peshwas and celebrate this British 'victory'". The Indian Express. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  9. ↑ "Veer Shidnak Foundation". www.veershidnakfoundation.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  10. ↑ "Bhima Koregaon clashes: Prakash Ambedkar playing 'caste politics', says Inamdar". The Indian Express. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  11. ↑ "Arjun Rampal: Dream of working in period film fulfilled with 'The Battle of Bhima Koregaon'". 11 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: Arjun Rampal to play a warrior in historical drama featuring Sunny Leone as a spy".
  13. ↑ "Dream of working in period film fulfilled with 'The Battle of Bhima Koregaon' : Arjun Rampal".