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13 July 1660 CE. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had been under siege for 4 months at Panhala Fort by Siddi Jauhar, general of Bijapur Sultanate. Food over. Monsoon pounding.
On the night of 12 July, Shivaji slipped out with 600 men in heavy rain. 10,000 strong Siddi's army pursued him.
Shivaji had to get to Vishalgad, 70km away. He had to pass through Ghod Khind. It was a narrow pass, just wide enough for a few men.
At the mouth of the pass, his general, Baji Prabhu Deshpande, stopped. He was in his 50s, a Deshpande (village administrator) from Bhor. He had been with Shivaji since the beginning.
He said: "Raje, you go to Vishalgad. I will hold here until you are safe. When you reach Vishalgad, fire the cannon - 3 shots. Until I hear that, I will not leave this pass."
Shivaji said: HOLD.
So Baji Prabhu took 300 Marathas (the Bandal army - his own men) and formed across Ghod Khind. What happened next is in every Marathi household's blood.
Siddi's advance guard hit them. 10,000 men. They could not outflank in a narrow pass. 10k had to fight 300 one at a time.
The fight went on for 18 hrs. Through the night & into next morning. In pouring rain.
The Marathas fought with dandpatta - a 4 feet of blade extending from your fist. They HELD the line.
On the other side, Shivaji fought his way to Vishalgad (held by Bijapuri loyalists). He had to take it first. When he finally entered Vishalgad, he ordered the cannon fired.
In Ghod Khind, Baji Prabhu was already mortally wounded. He was shot, bleeding. His men later said he was still standing, propped against rock, sword in hand, when the distant cannon thumps rolled through the valley.
Only then did he fall.
He had held.
Of 300, almost all died. Of 10,000, Siddi lost hundreds trying to push through.
Siddi Jauhar was never able to get hold of Shivaji again. He went on to found Hindavi Swarajya.
Afterwards, Shivaji renamed the pass Pavan Khind (Sacred Pass). It had been purified by blood.
Marathi children still learn the line: "Ghod Khind ladhli, Baji Prabhu padla..."
#BajiPrabhu #Maratha #ShivajiMaharaj #Hindutva
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🏹 19 YEARS. Two Champions. One Historic Moment. 🇮🇳
In August 2007, Dola Banerjee became the first Indian to win an Archery World Cup Final gold.
In September 2026, Dhiraj Bommadevara etched his name into history by becoming the first Indian male recurve archer to win the World Cup Final. 🥇
From Dola’s breakthrough to Dhiraj’s historic triumph India’s recurve archery story continues to grow. 🇮🇳🔥
#DhirajBommadevara #DolaBanerjee #Archery #WorldCupFinal #IndianArchery #TeamIndia
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Today,
1) India’s Women’s Cricket Team won the Asia Cup 2026, defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final.
2) India’s Junior Women’s Hockey Team won the Junior Asia Cup, defeating China 1–0 in the final.
3) India’s Junior Men’s Hockey Team won the Junior Asia Cup, defeating South Korea 4–1 in the final.
4) India defeated Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the first T20I.
5) Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first Indian male recurve archer to win gold at the World Cup Final.
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BREAKING!
Samsung Display × iQOO are holding a joint launch event, and the M16 OLED display has reached an incredible peak brightness of 10,000 nits!
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DHIRAJ BOMMADEVERA CREATED HISTORY IN MEXICO 👏🏻👏🏻🤩🇮🇳
DHIRAJ Became 1st Ever Indian Recurve & Male Archer to Win World Cup Final 🥇 Gold 🏹 !!
Came from 1-3,3-5 down to win it in Shoot off (6-5) by hitting 10 !!
🎥 - World Archery
#Archery
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🇮🇳 CHAMPIONS AGAIN!
India’s girls beat China 1–0 in China to win the Asian Junior Hockey title for the 3rd consecutive time!
Manipur’s daughter, Capt Khaidem Shileima Chanu, leads the charge with pride!
A proud moment for India & Manipur!
#TeamIndia #Hockey #ManipurPride
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The most touching part of Alexander Zverev's 1st #USOpen victory speech
"I want to thank one more person who is never actually watching my matches but is the most important person in my tennis life and in my life in general. Because when your 4-year-old son gets diagnosed with diabetes and doctors in the office tell you that life and sports will be very, very limited for that child it takes a very, very strong mother to walk out of those offices and say, 'My son will be whatever he wants to be, if he wants to be a tennis player he will be a tennis player, if he wants to do something else he will do something else. But this illness will not define us.'"
#getty
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A 1930 rare pic of Bandra station.
This is the actual pic of visitors/ devotees getting down from Vintage Taxis to attend the fair at Mount Mary Church.
Bandra Fair begins today.
One of Mumbai’s oldest annual traditions, the fair has been celebrated for over 300 years around Mount Mary.
Every September, Bandra comes alive with pilgrims, candles, stalls and food as the city celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
The clip shows Pope Paul VI’s visit to Mount Mary, Bandra, in 1964.
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INDIA’S DHIRAJ BOMMADEVARA IS A WORLD CUP FINAL CHAMPION! 🏆 🏹
- First Indian Men to win World Cup Final 🇮🇳
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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𝗖. 𝗛. 𝗔. 𝗠. 𝗣. 𝗜. 𝗢. 𝗡. 𝗦 🏆
A flawless campaign capped by sheer brilliance 🇮🇳🥳
Congratulations to #TeamIndia on winning the #WomensAsiaCup 👏👏
Scorecard ▶️ bcci.tv/matches/e2810dcd-a70…
#INDvSL
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𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡, 𝗪𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔! 🇮🇳🏆
INDIAN WOMEN"S TEAM ARE THE AHF JUNIOR ASIA CUP 2026 CHAMPIONS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW! 🥇🔥
The golden legacy continues with a 1-0 win over China in the final. 🇮🇳✨
The title win confirms a spot in the FIH Junior World Cup for India.
#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #JuniorAsiaCup
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INDIA ARE JUNIOR ASIAN CHAMPION! 🏆🇮🇳
- Beats China 🇨🇳 1-0 in the Women’s Hockey Asian Junior Cup Final 🔥🔥🔥
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INDIA GIRLS BEAT CHINA IN CHINA TO WIN THE ASIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY TITLE! 🤩
- 3rd Consecutive Title for Team India! 🏆
🇮🇳 India 1-0 China 🇨🇳
CHAMPIONS AGAIN! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Kevin Costner avait un ami nommé Michael, qui traversait une période incroyablement difficile.
Costner essayait de l’aider.
Il lui trouvait de petits travaux d’écriture chaque fois qu’il le pouvait.
Mais les retours étaient impitoyables.
Rejet après rejet.
« Il mettait tout le monde en colère », se souvenait Costner.
Michael pouvait être difficile à vivre.
Puis, un jour, il craqua.
« Je déteste Hollywood. Je vous déteste tous. »
Costner avait fini par perdre patience.
Il lui dit d’arrêter de rejeter la faute sur les autres et de se concentrer sur son écriture.
« Peut-être que tu n’es tout simplement pas assez bon », lui lança Costner.
La dispute éclata.
Costner pensa que leur amitié était terminée.
Puis, une semaine plus tard, Michael l’appela.
Il n’avait nulle part où vivre.
Pouvait-il rester chez Costner ?
Costner l’accueillit.
Michael resta plusieurs mois.
Chaque soir, il écrivait.
Il demandait sans cesse à Costner de lire ses textes.
Costner refusait.
La dispute était toujours présente entre eux.
Pendant ce temps, Michael commença à lire des histoires chaque soir à la fille de Costner, âgée de trois ans.
Sa femme se sentit mal à l’aise avec cette situation.
Finalement, on demanda à Michael de partir.
Il déménagea en Arizona.
Là-bas, il trouva un travail de plongeur dans un restaurant chinois.
Mais il continua d’écrire.
Et il continua d’appeler Costner.
« Tu as lu mon manuscrit ? »
Toujours blessé, Costner ne l’avait pas encore fait.
Pourtant, il continuait d’aider son ami, lui envoyant des couvertures, des provisions et un sac de couchage.
Puis, un jour, Costner ouvrit enfin le manuscrit.
Il lut ce que Michael avait écrit chez lui et pendant qu’il faisait la plonge en Arizona.
L’histoire avait un titre.
Danse avec les loups.
L’auteur était Michael Blake.
Tout changea.
Le film reçut 12 nominations aux Oscars.
Il en remporta sept.
Dont celui du meilleur film.
Kevin Costner le réalisa — et remporta l’Oscar du meilleur réalisateur.
Et Michael Blake ?
L’écrivain en difficulté qui avait essuyé rejet après rejet.
L’homme qui n’avait nulle part où vivre.
Le plongeur qui continuait d’écrire malgré tout.
Il remporta l’Oscar du meilleur scénario adapté.
Son histoire portait une leçon simple.
Si vous avez un rêve, protégez-le.
Si vous désirez quelque chose, travaillez pour l’obtenir.
Le rejet n’est pas une permission d’abandonner.
Les difficultés ne sont pas une excuse pour s’arrêter.
Car parfois, la différence entre l’écrivain en difficulté qui fait la plonge et l’écrivain oscarisé qui monte sur scène est terriblement simple :
Il a continué d’écrire, alors qu’abandonner aurait été tellement plus facile.
Par Le monde littéraire
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