Chhatrapati Shivaji

Essays

Why Shivaji is the True Shakti-Putra

Why Shivaji is the True Shakti-Putra

Sita Ram Goel powerfully showcases the reasons why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the true Shakti-Putra or the son of Shakti

Sita Ram Goel Narrates the Blazing Saga of Hindutva

Sita Ram Goel Narrates the Blazing Saga of Hindutva

Sita Ram Goel gives us perhaps the most eloquent, factual and clearest exposition of the saga of Hindutva

Shakti-Putra Shivaji: In Which Sita Ram Goel Shreds Nawab Nehru’s “History”

Shakti-Putra Shivaji: In Which Sita Ram Goel Shreds Nawab Nehru’s “History”

Sita Ram Goel's Hindi classic "Shaktiputra Shivaji" is highly underrated. Its introduction is a masterpiece that rips apart Jawaharlal Nehru's pretence of being a historian.

Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Real Treasure

Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Real Treasure

An essay listing the entire treasury and earthly possessions of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Maharashtra Elections: When Shivaji Trounced Afzal Khan

Maharashtra Elections: When Shivaji Trounced Afzal Khan

Analysis of the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections in which the BJP-led Mahayuti scored a landslide triumph

The Humane Principles of Statecraft that Powered a Hindu Kingdom: Amatya Ramachandra Pant’s Profound Guidebook

The Humane Principles of Statecraft that Powered a Hindu Kingdom: Amatya Ramachandra Pant’s Profound Guidebook

In this episode of Amatya Ramachandra Pant's Ajnapatra, we observe the incredibly humane principles that guided the great Hindu Kingdom of Chhatrapati Shivaji and his descendants. This must be made prescribed reading especially to our bureaucrats today.

How Shivaji Created a Hindu Kingdom from the Scratch: Ramachandra Pant's Vivid Description

How Shivaji Created a Hindu Kingdom from the Scratch: Ramachandra Pant's Vivid Description

In the second episode of the Ajnapatra, Ramachandra Pant gives us a highly inspirational and first hand narrative of how Shivaji created a Hindu Empire from the scratch

What the Majestic Ajnapatra of Amatya Ramachandra Pant Teaches us about 18th Century Hindu Polity: An Introduction

What the Majestic Ajnapatra of Amatya Ramachandra Pant Teaches us about 18th Century Hindu Polity: An Introduction

Amatya Ramachandra Pant, Shivaji's Finance Minister authored an extraordinary Ajnapatra or Royal Edict giving guidance to Sambhaji II. It is also the primary source giving us superb, first hand details of the India of that period.

A Gujarati Poet Pens a Profoundly Heartfelt Tribute to Shivaji, the Saviour of Hinduism

A Gujarati Poet Pens a Profoundly Heartfelt Tribute to Shivaji, the Saviour of Hinduism

The pre-Independence Gujarati Poet Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi wrote a highly inspirational and moving tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji on the occasion of his tricentennial celebrations.

What Maharaja Sambhaji’s Unknown Sanskrit Letter Said: Let us Capture Emperor Aurangzeb Himself!

What Maharaja Sambhaji’s Unknown Sanskrit Letter Said: Let us Capture Emperor Aurangzeb Himself!

A historical essay about a largely unknown letter written by Shivaji's son Sambhaji in Sanskrit