Excerpt from Shivaji and His Times From the purely literary point of view, the book would have gained much by being made shorter. But so many false legends about Shivaji are' current in our country and the Shivaji myth is' developing so fast (attended at times with the fabrication of documents), that l have considered it necessary in the interests of historical truth to give every fact, however small, about him that-has been ascertained on unimpeach able evidence and to discuss the probabilities of the others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Shivaji the Maratha: His Life and Times I have to acknowledge my indebtedness to Rio Bahadur B. A. Gupte, Curator of the Victoria Memorial Exhibition, Calcutta, for permission to reproduce the picture of Shivaji, by Raja Ravi Varma, said to be copied from a contemporary Dutch print to Mr. C. A. Kincaid, for permission to produce his spirited version of the Ballad of Sinhagad, and for kindly reading and correcting my proofs; to Mr. R. D. Ranade, m.a., for translating the selections from the old Maratha poets given in Appendix II; and to Mr. V. A. Smith and the Officials of the Clarendon Press for valuable advice and assistance in many ways. The map is the work of Mr. R. K. Bhide of the Poona Agricultural College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Hardcover reprint of the original 1920 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Sarkar, Jadunath, Sir. Shivaji And His Times. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Sarkar, Jadunath, Sir. Shivaji And His Times, . London; New York: Longmans, Green, 1920. Subject: Shivaji, Raja, 1627-1680

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Excerpt from A Short History of the Marhattas: From the Early Times to the Death of Shivaji A word of explanation is necessary regarding the publication of this volume. The main object of writing it is to present in simple language a brief narrative of the rise of the Mahratta people. In India there were races, the story of whose rise fills the hearts of the readers with pride and pleasure. The Mahrattas were such a race and as long as there will remain any History of India the anecdotes of the Mahratta warriors will be read with admiration. It was the ambition of the writer to trace the history of this sturdy race down to the annexation of their country by the British. But the pressure of the College duties left him little leisure to bring the book to its natural end, and as it was believed that the book so far as it was written up to the death of Shivaji might be of help to the students preparing for the B. A. examination of the Punjab University) it was thought advisable to bring it out in the present form with a view to add to it afterwards when time would permit. The writer does not claim any originality in the book. He acknowledges his indebtedness to the various writers on the history of the Mahrattas. The standard works by Dr. Bhandarkar, Grant Duff, Ranade, and Messrs. Kincaid and Parasanis have been of great help to him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Life of Shivaji Maharaj: Founder of the Maratha Empire Such a man was shivaji. Of the empire which he 'built up, only a few fragments have escaped the ravages of time. The rest has crumbled down and gone the way that all great empires in the world have gone. But the spirit of it has remained behind. He has left no pyramids, no rock cut temples, no architectural marvels to attest his' greatness. But the name of Shivaji still lives to kindle and inspire the growing manhood of Maharashtra. Inspired by the stirring events of the late war, when 4the Maratha soldiers were called upon to display their mative valour on the battle-fields of the West, this workwas undertaken at the special request of the author of the Marathi original, as a grateful tribute to the genius of the founder of the Maratha nation. At the time when this work was undertaken, there was no worthy biography in the English language of the life and career of the great King who during the night of Mahomedan despotism. Dreamt the dream of national independence and realized lit. It seemed a standing reproach to the Indian community, with their newly awakened political consciousness, that there should be no biographical record, commensurate with the greatness of the national hero, in that language 'which has done more than anything else to unite us into a nation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Shivaji is a well-known hero in western India. He defied Mughal power in the seventeenth century, established an independent kingdom, and had himself crowned in an orthodox Hindu ceremony. The legends of his life have become an epic story that everyone in western India knows, and an important part of the Hindu nationalists' ideology. To read Shivaji's legend today is to find expression of deeply held convictions about what Hinduism means and how it is opposed to Islam. James Laine traces the origin and development if the Shivaji legend from the earliest sources to the contemporary accounts of the tale. His primary concern is to discover the meaning of Shivaji's life for those who have composed-and those who have read-the legendary accounts of his military victories, his daring escapes, his relationships with saints. In the process, he paints a new and more complex picture of Hindu-Muslim relations from the seventeenth century to the present. He argues that this relationship involved a variety of compromises and strategies, from conflict to accommodation to nuanced collaboration. Neither Muslims nor Hindus formed clearly defined communities, says Laine, and they did not relate to each other as opposed monolithic groups. Different sub-groups, representing a range of religious persuasions, found it in their advantage to accentuate or diminish the importance of Hindu and Muslim identity and the ideologies that supported the construction of such identities. By studying the evolution of the Shivaji legend, Laine demonstrates, we can trace the development of such constructions in both pre-British and post-colonial periods.