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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part XIII – Marathi Sayings suitable to Maharaj’s Character)

‘लेक व्हावा एैसा गुंडा त्याचा तिन्ही लोकी झेंडा!’ The true meaning of this Maratha saying is understood when we see our king. Oh, what was our king, whose only name made the enemy tremble? It’s hard to put into words. But to put it in one word, only ‘Yugapurush’ (युगपुरूष) can be said about the

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part XI – Educated or Un-educated)

Self-courage, faith on self, support of parents, old-age persons, deities (God and Godess), Mawlas and citizens, secularism, opposition to superstition, destruction of bad customs and traditions, these and many other things made our Maharaj and after they become Maharaj, they made whole Maharashtra. It is certain that Shivaji Maharaj got the ancient education and weapons

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part X – Mother is a first Teacher)

It is true that mother and Sanskar (संस्कार) are important to make a gentleman. Because for the birth of Shivajiraj, it is necessary to have a mother like Jijamata first. Without Jijau’s blessings and sanskars as well as good education and training, the baby ‘Shivaji’ could not have become ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’. Maharaj got such

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part IX – Basic Information)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s full name is ‘Shivajiraje Shahjiraje Bhosale’. As mentioned above, he was born in the fort of Shivneri in the year 1630 AD. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s mother name is ‘Jijabai Shahajiraje Bhosale’. Whom we also know as Jijau, Jijamata, Rajmata, Maharani Saheb. She named Chhatrapati as ‘Shivaji’ on the name of goddess Shivai

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part – VIII Bloggers thinking about celebration of Maharaj’s birth anniversary)

In my opinion we should celebrate Maharaj’s birth as per Tithi and this is my personal opinion. Please don’t make my personal opinion a point of contention now. If you agree with my opinion, take it, if not, leave it. But please don’t argue about it for our Maharaj’s sake. The reason I express this

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part VII – Issues in Birth Years and Birth Dates)

In the book Shivbharat also it is recorded that Maharaj was born on a Friday. So could Maharaj really have been born on March 1, 1630? This question has definitely come into your mind. Anyway, except for the date, other aspects are the same. But again a controversy arises regarding Maharaj’s birth year that is

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part VI – Date of Birth)

According to the Indian / Marathi panchang, Maharaj were born on Falgun Mase Krishna Pakshe Tritiya Shalivahana Shake 1551 on the date Uttarayana 30 Ghati (फाल्गुन मासे कृष्ण पक्षे तृतीया शालीवहन शके 1551 या तिथीला उत्तरायण 30 घटी) i.e. at sunset and according to the English calendar (Julian chronology) on Tuesday 19th February, 1630 around

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part V – View of various respective persons)

‘छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज हे एक महान राष्ट्रीय उध्दारकर्ता होते. ज्यांनी आपला समाज वाचविला आणि जेव्हा जेव्हा आपला संपूर्ण धर्माचा विनाश होण्याचा धोका निर्माण झाला तेव्हा तेव्हा त्यांनी धर्मही वाचविला.’ – शिवशाहीर बाबासाहेब पुरंदरे Translation : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a great national savior. Who saved their society and whenever entire religion was in danger of

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Part IV – Words of Well-Known Historian Narhar Kurundkar)

‘महाराजांनी अनेक नविन गावांच्या स्थापनांकरीता अनुदान दिले आहेत. शेतक-यांना परवडणारी कर पद्धती त्यांनी सुरू केली. ते स्वराज्याच्या रक्षणाकरीता तसेच शेतीतील उत्पन्न साठविण्याकरीता गड-किल्ल्यांचा वापर करीत असत. त्याकरीता ते किल्ले बांधणी करीत असत. बियाणे, औजारे इत्यादी शेती विषयक वस्तू घेण्याकरीता शेतक-यांना कर्ज देत असत. त्यांनी राज्यांतर्गत कारभार नीटनेटका व सुलभ सुरळीत चालावा तसेच राज्यातील उत्तम संवादाकरीता