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Do you know the real horror story of sexism and propaganda behind the Legend of Bloody Mary?

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                                                           The legend of Bloody Mary  Bloody Mary is the horror story every child knows. Say her name three times in front of the mirror , in the dark, and she appears; a grotesque apparition ready to scare the wits out of you.  However, don't go calling her ; not just yet; not before you find out the real horror story behind Bloody Mary, the scary tale of propaganda and sexism in 16th century England. 

The Peshwa who haunts Shaniwar Wada

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                The Peshwa who haunts Shaniwarwada On every full moon night, no local ventures near Shaniwarwada. For at night, amid the darkness and within the empty structure, you suddenly hear screams for help. "Kaka mala vachwa" (Uncle , save me!) . You look around , puzzled. There is nobody except for you there, then who is screaming?  The magnificent Shaniwarwada is a palace in Pune which used to  be the abode of the Peshwas- the Prime Ministers of the Maratha kingdom who later became the de facto leaders of it. The sprawling location however, is not without its dark, spooky horror story. Shaniwarwada  A horror story is as good as it gets, spooky, exciting and thrilling... Did you know about Narayanrao, the Peshwa who haunts Shaniwarwada?  For basking in the horror of this terrifying tale, let us go back to the year 1772. Peshwa Narayan Rao- the second successor of Maratha resurrection? After the Marathas lost the third battle of Panipat in 1761, their fortunes an