India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King

Statues of Shivaji are rising everywhere. The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nationalists remaking the country.Visitors posing for selfies at the Shivaji statue in Malvan, a small town in Maharashtra, India, in January. There has been a surge of interest in the Hindu warrior in recent years.