Nana Phadnis Statue, Velas
Velas village in Ratnagiri is also known as Nana Phadnis’s village. There’s a statue dedicated to him. Balaji Janardhan Bhanu, dearly known as Nana Phadnis, received the title ‘Maratha Machiavelli’ from the British. Nana had saved the Peshwa from the Mughals. Thus, he earned the title of Phadnavis. He had a brilliant spy network that […]