Chhatrapati Shivaji Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the founder of the Maratha Empire in western India. He is considered to be one of the greatest warriors of his time and even today‚ stories of his exploits are narrated as a part of the folklore. King Shivaji used the guerrilla tactics to capture a part of‚ the then‚ dominant Mughal empire. Read this biography to get more information on the warrior and his life history: Early Life Shivaji was born on 19th February 1630‚ to Sahaji
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IS BORN Shivaji Raje Bhosle popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji was the son of Shahaji Raje Bhosle and Jijabai. Shivaji ’s birth date has been a matter of controversy but recently a consensus has been reached and is deemed to be 19 February 1630. He was born on Shivneri Fort‚ Junnar‚ 60 kilometres north of Pune and was named Shiva after Goddess Shivai‚ deity of the fort. Shivaji was the fifth son born to Jijabai‚ three of whom had died as infants and only Sambhaji survived. While Shivaji was accompanied
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nullifies all the Mughal gains at one stroke (5th April 1663) It is one of the most famous exploits of Shivaji early in his career and has never been forgotten by successive generations in India. Shaista Khan‚ the maternal uncle of Emperor Aurangzeb‚ and the new Governor of Deccan‚ had made Shivaji’s position precarious by his furious offensive. He had even occupied Pune (9th May 1660). Shivaji had already lost Chakan (August 1660)‚ Kalian (May 1661)‚ and in March 1663 the Maratha commander Netaji
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj An Analysis Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – An Analysis Page 1 A Note of Acknowledgement. . . I would wish to thank Shri. Ambareesh Phadnavis‚ who painstakingly translated and compiled this article‚ originally written by Shri. Narahar Kurundkar‚ as a preface for Shriman Yogi. - Manish Zanpure Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – An Analysis Page 2 Index Introduction . . . ............................................. 4 Sambhaji‚ his son... ..............................
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Shivaji Bhosle (Marathi: शिवाजी भोसले; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680)‚ with the royal title Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज) was a Maratha king [5] from the Bhosle dynasty who founded the Maratha empire.[6][7] Shivaji led a resistance to free the Marathas from Sultanate of Bijapur‚ and establish the rule of the Hindus ("Hindavi Swarajya"). He created an independent Maratha kingdom with Raigad as its capital‚[7] and fought against the Mughals to defend his kingdom successfully
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The party I will never remember Maybe it wasn’t the right hour for setting out‚ the sun too blazing or too uncertain. Maybe it was a road that belonged to another‚ never really yours. The rays pieced the veil which was my room‚ my eyes burned from the light streaming through the blinds. I felt my surroundings warp around me; I could feel the wetness beneath of the previous night’s events. Unfortunately I had vomited on myself in my drunken endeavours‚ my ears rang‚ and my head spun‚ I could possibly
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culture or language but the information found here can assist with assessment and treatment planning for speakers of Marathi. There are statements in this manual that refer to Indian culture in general and may or may not apply to those living in Maharashtra. The hyperlinks in this manual will link to websites where more information about those subjects may be obtained. The information in this manual is not exclusively the work of the authors and is not intended for commercial use. Some statements in
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Politics of Maharashtra After India’s independence‚ most of Maharashtra’s political history was dominated by the Indian National Congress party. Maharashtra became a bastion of the Congress party producing stalwarts such as Yashwantrao Chavan‚ Vasantdada Patil‚ Shankarrao Chavan‚ Vasantrao Naik‚ Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar. The party enjoyed near unchallenged dominance of the political landscape until 1995 when the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an overwhelming
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Maharashtra changing clothing styles Vast diversity can be observed throughout Maharashtra in respect of ethnic attire and dressing styles. Traditional maharashtrian dresses are generally considered synonymous with the dresses worn by the people on the eastern side of western ghats. Traditional maharashtrian sari is nauvari sari‚ a nine-yards sari.Traditional maharashtrian male dress consists of a shirt‚ lungi or pyjama‚ and a topi. However‚ nowadays with the advent of modern and cosmopolitan
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