India plans to build the world’s tallest statue, twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, honoring a 17th-century Hindu warrior king. King Shivaji fought India’s Muslim Mughal empire in the 17th century and carved out a kingdom in the Maharashtra region near modern-day Mumbai. Some Hindus credit him with establishing the “ideal Hindu kingdom,” one that revived many ancient traditions. He is particularly popular among the Hindu nationalists dominating […]