Legend of Shivaji Maharaj

Dear Children , 

People who stay in Pune are blessed with rich historical and  legacy associated with Shivaji Maharaj .From Lal Mahal , Shinhagad fort to Shaniwar wada there is lots to discover and understand about their importance from historical point of view . Maharashtra and particularly Pune was at the centre of resurgence of native Indian Maratha power in 17 th century .

Allow me to give you a brief view of India at that time . We had foreign  Turkic forces like Mughals ruling northern India from modern day Afghanistan to Delhi and further to central India  , Adilshahi , Qutubshahi , Nizam Shahi descendent's of Bahamian sultanate ruling central and southern India .

               Foregin European powers like Portuguese had established themselves well with Kochin , Goa and other port cities trading in local spices from South , supplying Indian slaves to middle East in collaboration with Adilshahi . British understood the significance of trade with India and were keen to establish their stronghold here , collaborating with Mughals for business . They started trading in Arms , ammunition in return getting tax exemptions and priority to do business in India .
So broadly speaking there was  not a single Indian ethnic ruler with its independent empire , there were smaller states which paid tribute to larger kingdoms and dependent on them for their protection and well being always on their mercy .
A Nation which had existed for thousands of years had its pride in shambles , Hindu civilization was totally subjugated by turkic and other foregin powers . Vedic way of life was about to be extinct .
Last know major  Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar was destroyed in 16 th century by combined forces of 5 Islamic kingdoms .

It is at this adverse time a king a born , Chatrpatti Shivaji Maharaj 19 th Feb 1630 at the fort of Shivneri . His mother Jijabai instilled values of Independence , self rule and read him epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata from his Childhood .This value system had great influence on his policies.  From his early days Shivaji Maharaj understood the intricacies of administration from his Father Shaji Raje Bhosle . Shahji Raje was famous General serving under Adilshahi Sultanate , he had territory of Pune under him which he developed and made revenue generating with his people management skills . 

Maratha infantry soldier

Shivaji Maharaj picked up these skills which will later assist him in establishing Hindavi Swarajya .Constantly fighting Guerrilla wars Shivaji Maharaj managed to establish his kingdom and got officially decorated as Chatrapati  (rajyaabhishek) on 6th June 1674 . Post which Shivaji Maharaj led a Major campaign in South capturing more than 300 forts right upto Jingee, south of Chennai . This fort will play very crucial role in future when Aurangzeb attacks Deccan and his forces are taking one fort after another . Jingee withstood the Mughal seige for 8 long yrs and re enforced the Maratha resistance against Mughals ..
Thus establishing Maratha Hindavi Swarajya , which translates to self rule of people . His policies towards farmers were very liberal and just unlike foregin rulers who exploited them at their will . He was an able administrator and nominated  asta Pradhan , council of 8 ministers each having defined role .
He was military strategist and laid down principals of fort warfare which mentioned how fort should be constructed , what kind of rationing and military personnel are required to defend fort for 1 yrs time minimum .
He was aware of the threat from the seas hence he constructed a powerful Navy of nearly 700 ships and eliminated any threats from the sea . 

On the whole life of Maharaj Shivaji is a shining example of how an individual with his will power and determination can change the course of history and make entire Nation proud of his legacy .
I would request each one reading this article to pick a book called Challenging destiny and give it a read . I am sure his achievements would continue to inspire youths of India for centuries to come .

Keep Reading and growing Children ..Diwali ki Shubhkamnaye .

Independence day.. but what does it mean..

Just felt like sharing few thoughts on independence day ..

Freedom.. I believe it holds special significance especially for Indians. It's good to feel free to express your views thoughts , do as you like , travel in your country where ever you feel like .Go to temple and pray to your god , follow your cultural and religious beliefs . I am a Hindu hence I take it as a privilege that country where this religion was born is still adhering to faith  until present day and not yet lost it totally .

There were civilizations which were less fortunate like Persians , Aztecs , Incas ,red Indians ,  some Nordic communities which fell victim to external forces and would be terminated forever inspite of thriving for thousands of years .. but we survived , not just survived we are on path to reclaim our lost glory ..

Why I consider it as a privilege few historical reasons it .. not just freedom from Britishers but there were numerous occasions where vedic way of living was under existential crisis and was about to be over run by agressive foreign invaders purely on basis of brut force .. first wave came in for  of Greeks 3 century BC , then came sakas , khusans  , Hunas popularly know as Huns , Muhammed Quasim from ummayad chaliphat , Ghazni , Ghori , Taimur , Mongols yes even Mongols had come here , finally Babur, abdalli and Nadir shah ..
Every time some aggressor came displayed  inhuman savagery , brut force . there was resistance , confrontation, battles , sacrifices by  Hero's in form ethnic rulers lost in pages of history . From Chandragupta Maurya, 2 nd century  Gupta empire , Gautami putra , satvahanas , pandyas , 6 th century  Kabulshahi , Zabul Shahi kings of Afghanistan, Raja Dahir of Sindh ... Bappa Rawal of Mewar , Maharanas , Sikhs of Punjab, Marathas of Deccan.. each of these represents an historical epoc which requires understanding and study .. not just to get a historical perspective but to understand sacrifices made by them to preserve their way of life and preserve this culture ..
Let's not look at independence as a event on 15 th August1947 .. but as an culmination of all these historical episodes which has given us an sense of entitlement to live the way we wish , preserve our culture and beliefs .. The onus purely lies with us today to respect and Cherish it .. or simply take it as another public holiday .. Jai Hind , Vande Materam ..

How leftist historians created false narrative of History ..leaving deep impact on mentality of Indian citizens.

How leftist historians created false narrative of History ..leaving deep impact on mentality of Indian citizens.

For any country's citizen to feel proud , they need to know about their ancestors , their sacrifices , challenges faced in form of external attackers and how they emerged victorious in such situations .
They need to understand civilizations  continuity and evolution  in co relation to its nations geography and how it influenced regional culture and  history.
Unfortunately in India , this nobel task of teaching kids their rich heritage is assigned to some twisted leftist mentality holding scholars which work with an ulterior motive of projecting such a picture of this nation that a child is utterly frustrated disinterested and finds himself carrying a defeatist mentality in comparison to western civilizations ...by the time schooling is done he carries hazzy notion about his civilization and culture and is mostly disinterested ..
Such students or children eventually will have lack of commitment towards the nation will low sense of patriotism and self esteem on international  platform .

Now who are these people ..

Congress party nominated Romila Thapar a know leftist along with Irfan Habib and R S Sharma who work on the content of history books for nearly 4 decades now .No history book capture the struggle of establishment of Mauyrian empire , Maratha Empire , Vijaynagar empire or how south east Asia is closely related to India in cultural terms ..
How Gandhara  present day Afghanistan was epitome of classical Indian music , even today we have a cultural programme in Pune having name Gandharva music fest .. How Indians dominated trade routes for centuries together , trading with Greeks , Romans and Chinese much before Portuguese learnt to built their ships .Basra which is city in Iraq was called Al Hind because concentration of Indian traders in the city .

  All we know is Vasco Da Gama found sea route to India , completely ignoring the inquisition of Goa and brutal methods used by Portuguese  here . Thist of manipulation and partial selective information is provided to students ..  

These are the same people who have filed a litigation in supreme court in protest against arrest of suspected naxalites plotting to kill prime minister .. The lawyer fighting the case is Abhishek Manu Singhvi from Congress party .
The Nexus is clear and on the face .. leftist historians collaborating with Congress party creating a confused mentality citizens who can be swayed in any direction provided they see their  menial personal gains in form of subsidiary , reservations , benefits  over National Interest ..
Citizen aware of the true Historical past of this country would always be willing to sacrifice of not much at least a little for larger National interest..