Maharashtra cultural affairs minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday said the state government has decided to declare the gauntlet sword (also called dandpatta in Marathi) of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the state weapon. The announcement came on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the coronation of the 17th century Maratha King warrior. Mungantiwar said that Shivaji’s sword is significant in Maratha history since it was a distinctive weapon of the Maratha army. “Since it is important to highlight the significance of the weapon, a decision has been taken to declare it as a state of weapon of Maharashtra,” he said, adding that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde gave an approval to declare the ‘danpatta’ the state weapon at the Shivaji Jayanti celebrations at Agra fort on Monday. While declaring Maharashtra will achieve its ambitious goal of being a one trillion dollar economy in 2028-29, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said a Mumbai makeover is key to the development and growth of India. He said the massive infrastructure projects will transform the face of Mumbai, making it …