After 350 Years, Chhatrapati Shivaji's 'Tiger Claw' Set For India Return
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Maharashtra's Culture Minister, Sudhir Mungantiwar, will arrive in London on Tuesday to sign an agreement with the museum for the return of the weapon.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's legendary wagh nakh, the 'tiger claw' weapon he used to defeat Bijapur sultanate's general Afzal Khan in 1659, is set to return to Maharashtra from London in November.
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji. The tiger claw weapon will be brought back from London's Victoria and Albert Museum for a three-year exhibition to commemorate the occasion.
Maharashtra's Culture Minister, Sudhir Mungantiwar, will arrive in London on Tuesday to sign an agreement with the museum for the return of the weapon.
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