The land that had produced Sagaraand Sri Rama, Gautamiputra and Vikramaditya, Rajendra Chola and Krishnadeva Raya, was now characterised by petty rajas and petulant princelings. She not only gave birth to him and raised him, but made him aware of how the political state of India had reached its lowest point. It is Jijabai Mata more than any other who must be honoured with moulding this Marathi mahanubhaava. If there is a guru who is deserving of acclaim for the nurturing, inspiring, and educating of Shivaji Raje, it is every man’s first Guru. Our next article in our Continuing Series on Indic Personalities is the great Shivaji Raje. It is a tremendous honour for ICP to recount the deeds of the Prathama Chhatrapathi, Maharashtra shiromani, and founder of the Maratha Samrajya. In him were vested all the qualities of a king, indeed, the characteristics of the ancient Kshatriyas of old. His supple diplomacy was as luminous as his brilliant battle strategy. To him, Rajadharmawas not a matter of entitlement, but a sacred duty through which praja, desa, and dharma were protected- by all means necessary. In a land of strict rules of class and privilege, one son-of-the-soil stood head and shoulders above the blue bloods of the time.Įqual parts intelligent and brave, honourable and cunning, he was as skilled in statecraft as he was in tactics. Among the sterling personalities in the History of Bharatavarsha, stands the brightest star of this portion of the Kali Yuga.
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