Shivaji Maharaj’s Jagdamba sword likely to arrive in Maharashtra

The meeting on Saturday was organised as part of these efforts, which was also attended by Imogen Stone, Deputy Head of the Political Department of the British High Commission.

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The state government is planning to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation on a grand scale, and the British government has decided to hand over the 'Jagdamba' sword and tiger claws of Shivaji Maharaj to the state government to mark the occasion. (Express Photo)

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‘Jagdamba’, the ceremonial sword of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which is in a museum in London, is likely to arrive in Maharashtra to mark the 350th anniversary of coronation of the Maratha warrior king this year.

A meeting was held between Maharashtra’s Cultural Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and British Deputy High Commissioner Alan Gammel along with officials of the Maharashtra government in this regard on Saturday. Gammel gave a positive response on behalf of the British government to bring the ‘Jagdamba’ sword and tiger’s claws of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj back to India, an official said.

The demand to bring back the sword is very old and was first raised by Lokmanya Tilak.
Mungantiwar said that the discussion with Gammel on Saturday in Mumbai was very satisfactory and that the wish in the heart of every Maharashtrian to get back the sword of Shivaji Maharaj is going to be fulfilled.

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The state government is planning to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation on a grand scale, and the British government has decided to hand over the ‘Jagdamba’ sword and tiger claws of Shivaji Maharaj to the state government to mark the occasion.

The meeting on Saturday was organised as part of these efforts, which was also attended by Imogen Stone, Deputy Head of the Political Department of the British High Commission.

“A meeting will be held between Mungantiwar and relevant authorities in Britain in the second or third week of May. Details of bringing the ‘Jagdamba’ sword and tiger claws to India will be decided,” the official added.

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