the historic forts linked to legendary Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj got closer to getting UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition, as a team from the Paris-headquartered special United Nations’ agency visited the historic Raigad Fort and other forts in Maharashtra.
The Indian government has nominated “Maratha Military Landscapes of India” for recognition as UNESCO World Heritage site for the year 2024-25.
After visiting the various Shivaji-linked fort, the UNESCO team met Yuvraj Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, the 13th descendent of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Sambhaji Raje is the Chairperson of the Raigad Development Authority (RDA), which over the past few years have been undertaking the restoration of the fort.
The twelve component forts of this nomination are, Salher Fort, Shivneri Fort, Lohgad Fort, Khanderi Fort, Raigad Fort, Rajgad Fort, Pratapgad Fort, Suvarnadurg Fort, Panhala Fort, Vijaydurg Fort, Sindhudurg Fort in Maharashtra and Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu.
