Sinhagad: Sinhagad @ sunrise

Sinhagad: View from atop Sinhagad

Sinhagad: View from the "Pune Darwaja"

Sinhagad ("Lion Fort" in Marathi) is a fort located near the city of Pune, India, situated on a hill which rises 800 metres above the surrounding countryside. The fort's location has been strategically important since at least the 14th century and has been the site of many important battles. One of the more famous battles was the recapturing of the fort by Tanaji Malusare, a general for Shivaji in March of 1670. In the ensuing battle, Tanaji was killed, but the fort was successfully captured by his troops. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1296x972, 226 KB) Summary A Photo of Sinhagad Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1296x972, 226 KB) Summary A Photo of Sinhagad Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 664 KB) Summary This is the view from Sinhagad fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 664 KB) Summary This is the view from Sinhagad fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x2471, 1529 KB) Summary I clicked this photo myself. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x2471, 1529 KB) Summary I clicked this photo myself. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tanaji Malusare, also known as Sinha (the Lion), was a renowned warrior and military leader in the army of Shivaji, a maharaja of Maharashtra in 17th century India. ... Shivaji Bhonslé, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonslé (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले)( ) was the founder of the Maratha empire in western India in 1674 which was instrumental in the downfall of the Mughal Empire. ...

During the 20th century, Lokmanya Tilak, the Indian freedom fighter, built a bungalow atop the fort and Gandhiji is said to have asked for water from it whenever he was imprisoned in the nearby town of Pune. During World War II, the location was temporarily used as a camp for German prisoners of war. Lokmanya Tilak Introduction Bal Gangadhar Tilak (July 2, 1856-August 1, 1920) was a political activist for Indian independence who was imprisoned for his activities. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

The once extensive fortification is now in ruins, but visitors can still get a sense as to how the fort may have appeared while as an active military outpost. It is a popular weekend destination for many residents of Pune. The site also houses a memorial to Tanaji as well as the tomb of Rajaram, Shivaji's younger son, who also died here. The fort is also part of training at National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, the cradle of military leadership in India. Cadets from all three wings —— army, navy and air force —— are regularly sent on the punishing hike (run, actually) from NDA to Sinhagad, in full battle gear, to build endurance, stamina, determination and team spirit. The Sinhagad hike is also handed out as punishment to cadets who step out of line occasionally. And officers later proudly tell stories of how many times they climbed Sinhagad. Shrimant Rajaram Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1670-1700 AD) was the younger son of the first Chattrapati Shivaji, step-brother of the second Chattrapati Sambhaji, and took over the Maratha Empire as the third Chattrapati after his brother was tortured and killed by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1689. ...