Updated On: 11 September, 2023 08:20 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondent
Marathwada Liberation Day celebrations: The `Krantishali Rath` was flagged off by Latur Collector Varsha Thakur-Ghuge

Marathwada Liberation Day event last year. File Pic/X
A `chitra rath` (chariot) adorned with images was flagged off in Latur on Monday to commemorate Marathwada Liberation Day also called as the Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din, according to the PTI.
The Marathwada area of Maharashtra was under the oppressive rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad at the time of India`s Independence.