New Delhi, July 9 -- At its peak, the Maratha empire extended from India's Northwest to the deep South, with a network of forts across this swathe. In January 2024, India said it would seek Unesco World Heritage status for a network of 12 forts associated with Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the empire. But that plan has hit a hurdle with the advisory body vetting applications pointing to gaps in "management, documentation, and impact assessment" in India's submission, highlighting a problem that isn't new to a country that has a rich history, but which hasn't done a great job of documenting this or preserving historical structures. P6...