01854nam a22002177a 4500 20250814105959.0 221116b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789391165505 AL eng 23 954.025 PURS Vaibhav Purandare 235464 Shivaji : Indias great warrior king New Delhi Juggernaut 2022 x,308p HB 24x16cm History BLCR-000106 639.00 ₹ 799.00 20% 10-11-2022 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the legendary seventeenth-century Maratha warrior who audaciously took on the Mughal empire at the height of its powers under Emperor Aurangzeb, and became a beacon of inspiration well after his death for those fighting for Indian independence, is one of the most compelling figures of early modern India. This is his definitive biography, relying on a vast variety of Marathi language sources overlooked in standard English works and enriched by author Vaibhav Purandare’s deep knowledge of the rugged terrain and culture of the region. With a wealth of evocative detail, it charts the dizzying story of this self-made military hero who started out as a teenage rebel of great precocity and daring, and ended up crowning himself king of an independent Maratha state after changing the political map of his native Deccan. Especially relevant for our times is Purandare’s erudite and insightful exploration of whether Shivaji was a Hindu icon, as many have labelled him, or a secular figure, as others have chosen to call him, or something altogether more complex and thought-provoking. This biography corrects many falsities and myths, and it is the only book you need to read about one of India’s greatest heroes. Biography 62123 Indian History 62124 ddc BK 225166 225166 0 0 ddc 0 0 HIS AL AL 2022-11-15 Navakarnataka Publications Pvt Ltd Mangaluru 575001 639.00 2 954.025 PURS 076227 2024-09-04 00:00:00 2024-08-29 799.00 2022-11-16 BK