▁In vent or ▁An ad ish ▁Pal ' s ▁Pat ents ▁▁ ▁A ▁letter ▁in ▁The ▁Te legraph ▁by ▁Sant anu ▁Gang uly , ▁Mal da ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Indian ▁Star ▁by ▁the ▁editor ▁ ▁A ▁Del h ig reens ▁article ▁by ▁G ov ind ▁Singh ▁ ▁A ▁news ▁report ▁in ▁The ▁H indu ▁ ▁A ▁story ▁in ▁H indust an ▁Times ▁by ▁M ano j ▁Sh arma ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁invent ors ▁Category : Ind ian ▁environmental ists ▁Category : B eng ali ▁scient ists ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : S cient ists ▁from ▁Del hi ▁Category : Ind ian ▁pat ent ▁hold ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁invent ors <0x0A> </s> ▁Tan aj i ▁Mal us are ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁assistant ▁of ▁Mar ath a ▁King ▁Ch hat rap ati ▁Sh iv aj i ; ▁according ▁to ▁David ▁Hard iman , ▁he ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁H indu ▁K oli ▁family . ▁A ▁local ▁poet ▁T uls idas , ▁wrote ▁a ▁pow ada ▁describing ▁Tan aj i ' s ▁hero ics ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sin h ag ad , ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁popular ▁figure ▁in ▁Mar ath i ▁fol kl ore . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁H ind ut va ▁Ide olog ue ▁V . D . ▁Sav ark ar ▁had ▁written ▁a ▁ball ad ▁on ▁him , ▁which ▁was ▁b anned ▁by