The dangers of megalomania: A boat accident in Mumbai has warnings about a Shivaji statue in the sea

A marine engineer takes stock of a tragedy that left one man dead a day before Maharashtra began constructing its ambitious memorial.

Aarefa Johari

· Oct 27, 2018 · 07:30 am

Police crackdown forces Mumbai fishermen to give up Shivaji memorial protest ahead of Modi visit

At least 150 protesters have been detained and the police has informally imposed Section 144 around the fishermen's colony.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 24, 2016 · 11:57 am

Row over Mahararashtra's award to historian is really a Brahmin-Maratha battle

The state government's decision to honour Shivaji biographer Babasaheb Purandare has erupted into a caste conflict.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 19, 2015 · 05:30 pm