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

Raja Shivaji, 1627-1680, Maratha ruler.

'The epic text of Ranjit Desai's Shriman Yogi finds new voice in Vikrant Pande's nuanced translation, an immersive narrative of the foundations of the Maratha e

“States fall, empires break up, dynasties become extinct, but the memory of a true “hero as King” like Shivaji remains an imperishable historical legacy�

Hindutva icon or secular nationalist? Feudal potentate or peasants\' king? Protector of cows and brahmans or shudra ruler? Medieval marauder or builder of an em