Today is Death Anniversary of
Nana Phadnavis (also Fadanvis and abbreviated as Phadnis) (February 12, 1742– March 13, 1800), born Balaji Janardan Bhanu, was an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune, India. James Grant Duff states that he was called “the Maratha Machiavelli” by the Europeans.