Who was Shivaji?

Download or read book Who was Shivaji? written by Govinda Pānasare and published by Leftword Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindutva icon or secular nationalist? Feudal potentate or peasants\' king? Protector of cows and brahmans or shudra ruler? Medieval marauder or builder of an empire?//Who was Shivaji?//This punchy, readable book provides a new perspective on a popular hero of indian history. After this, Shivaji will never be the same again.//Govind Pansare was one of Maharashtra\'s most prominent public intellectuals. And among the bravest. He was felled by an assassin. But his rationalist view of human history is impossible to kill. This book is testimony to the power of ideas.