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Chhatrapati Shivaji vs Afzal Khan: Pratapgad,1659
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Chhatrapati Shivaji vs Afzal Khan: Pratapgad,1659

Aneesh Gokhale- January 29, 2020

The Pratapgad campaign is much more than just Shivaji killing Ali Adil Shah's general at a meeting. Shivaji's leadership acumen and mental fortitude as a ... Read More

Stealing Shivaji: Why liberals hate the Hindu emperor but also want to make him secular
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Stealing Shivaji: Why liberals hate the Hindu emperor but also want to make him secular

Rakesh Krishnan Simha- March 6, 2018

Three generations of Indians have been brainwashed into believing that Hindus were always defeated and Muslims were able to blast through Hindu defences each time ... Read More

Book Review: Shivaji the Great Maratha by Ranjit Desai
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Book Review: Shivaji the Great Maratha by Ranjit Desai

Sanjay Saraf- February 28, 2018

Ranjit Desai has created a highly readable literary rendition of Shivaji's exceptional, dramatic and noble life, and thereby connected his readers to India's greatness. Read More

Shivaji: The Great Maratha- An excerpt
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Shivaji: The Great Maratha- An excerpt

IndiaFacts Staff- February 2, 2018

Shiva struggled out of Raje’s embrace and said, ‘Raje, there are many people who cry when someone dies. But very few who are willing to ... Read More

Marathas and Bundelkhand – IV: Jhansi ki Rani
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Marathas and Bundelkhand – IV: Jhansi ki Rani

Aneesh Gokhale- April 24, 2017

Two hundred years after Chhatrapati Shivaji had given that famous reply to Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela, Rani Laxmibai had lived up to his name. Read More