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This manufactured division has left a lingering legacy of communal violence and social discord. The orchestrated attacks on Brahmans in 1948 stand as a grim reminder of how colonial strategies to weaken social cohesion can have lasting and devastating consequences.
Conclusion
The history of Maharashtra’s anti-Hindu violence underscores a profound truth: much of the social strife was deliberately engineered through colonial and missionary alliances, myths, and ideological propaganda. Figures like Joti Koule exemplify how narratives of victimhood and rebellion can be manipulated to serve external interests, sowing divisions that continue to provoke violence and unrest.