A fabulous read about life of Shivaji Maharaj, depicted with every minute detail of his personal life, warfare, his bonding with subordinates. The book shows the depths to which the author has gone to find details about the life of the Great Shivaji Maharaj. Wonderful book to read about Chhatrapati Shivaji and his personality. The author, in this book, has captured all the different facets of Shivaji’s personality that contributed towards this legacy, and thus gives the reader a sense of involvement in the events taking place in the story.more He suffered many defeats too, but he never gave up his vision, and ultimately, he did succeed in making his dream a reality.
At the same time, he was also a very good administrator and the kingdom he was building up became stronger under his rule.
Shivaji was a courageous warrior and a great tactician. He was a visionary who dreamt of building a Hindu kingdom in a region that was surrounded by Muslim dynasties. He was religious without being fanatic, he was a believer, but not superstitious, he was courageous but not foolish. Shivaji was a dynamic leader, a warrior, and a nobleman. The author has presented Shivaji as he really was, with no embellishments. His battles were mostly with Muslim rulers, but he never showed any animosity towards the Muslim inhabitants of his kingdom. However, he was not a bigot and treated all his subjects equally well, irrespective of their religion and other divisions. His motivations were always immense pride in his culture and love for his motherland. Shivaji was a man who built a dynasty starting from nothing. And the facts alone are interesting enough to highlight the achievements of this legendary king. The author has done his best to build this book just on facts. Over the years, many legends have been added to Shivaji’s life, and it is hard to filter out these embellishments and just focus on the facts. Shivaji was one of the major influences on the revival of nationalism and Hindu culture during a period when centuries of rule by Muslim invaders had induced a condition of apathy and indifference in the people.
Shivaji has been a legendary figure in the Indian history. Shivaji was one of the major influences on the revival of nationalism and Hindu culture during a period when centuries of rule by Muslim invaders had induced a condition of apathy and indifference in t Shrimanyogi is a biographical work on the life and the achievements of the great Maratha king, Chatrapathi Shivaji. Shrimanyogi is a biographical work on the life and the achievements of the great Maratha king, Chatrapathi Shivaji.
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