Current Affairs - Art and Culture - Discussion

On April 8, 2025, the Maharashtra government officially announced the renaming of Khultabad to its original name, Ratnapur. This renaming is part of a broader initiative by the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance to reclaim and restore pre-Mughal historical and cultural identities of towns across the state. Khultabad, located in the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district, holds deep spiritual and historical significance, including being the burial site of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The move is presented as a cultural restoration, not just a political act, and aligns with recent similar renamings like Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv.