New History of the Marathas v3.c37.s2.24

v3.c37.s2.24

Hingne suggested a severe surgical operation as the only remedy, the entire suppression of the Holkar State for incompetency and mis-management. But such a drastic step was beyond Nana Phadnis' powers and he had to content himself along with the great and small of his class in the administration with the adage "after me the deluge."