Shivaji’s sculpture to be unveiled in Basroor to mark Liberation Day
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The town in Kundapur taluk was liberated from the Portuguese 356 years ago
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The town in Kundapur taluk was liberated from the Portuguese 356 years ago
A six-foot-high sculpture of Chhatrapati Shivaji will be unveiled in Basroor village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district during the Liberation Day of Basroor on Sunday.
Addressing presspersons in Udupi on Monday, Niranjan Tallur, convener of Basroor Liberation Day programme, said that the village will celebrate February 21 as the Liberation Day to commemorate the sea expedition of Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji who liberated the Port Town of Basroor from the Portuguese 356 years ago. Basroor town has been celebrating Liberation Day for the past four years.