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| | 'Maratha' activists vandalise Bhandarkar Institute- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The activists â” armed with batons, bamboo sticks and nanchakus â” first hit peon Prasad Konde on his head and forced their way into the research and study halls which house ancient and valuable books, manuscripts, pictures, copper and clay tablets. |
 | | The vandals ransacked cupboards, broke the computer, smashed window panes and mutilated oil paintings of stalwart Indologists like Ramkrishna Bhandarkar, P.V.Kane,Kashinathshastri Abhyankar, P.V. Bapat and P.L. Vaidya, who spent their lives bringing Bori to its preeminent stature. |
 | | The floor was littered with broken glass, fans and telephones, torn pages of books and manuscripts dating back to the 16th century. |
| timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/407226.cms (624 words) |
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