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Shivaji: The Great Maratha Paperback – December 30, 2017

by Ranjit Desai (Author), Vikrant Pande (Author)
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This magnificent chronicle of the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an extraordinary tour-de-force of history, biography and imagination. 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 empire and the saga of its charismatic founder. Namita Gokhale Young Shivaji reaches Pune, a dying fort city, with his mother Jijabai and lights the first lamp within its ruins. While his father Shahaji Bhosale is away on deputation by the Adil Shah sultanate after having failed in a revolt against it, Shivaji learns how an empire is built from the ground up. Thus begins the life of the Great Maratha. What awaits Shivaji is nothing short of the vast scroll of history, and it takes him from Surat to Thanjavur and all the way to Aurangzeb s durbar in Agra. He dreams of freeing his land from the clutches of Mughal rule, and though he suffers many defeats and personal losses along the way he never gives up his vision of Hindavi Swaraj. Amidst political intrigue and a chain of skirmishes, Shivaji becomes a leader, a warrior and a tactician par excellence, driven by immense pride and love for his motherland. This is a new English translation of Ranjit Desai s much-loved Marathi classic Shriman Yogi, and a literary rendition of the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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  6. ISBN-10
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Ranjit Desai (1928 1992) was born in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.He was considered a large-hearted littérateur whose writing engaged the readers at the highest level of emotional dialogue. He started writing when he settled in Kowad after his graduation. A writer of short stories,plays and novels, Ranjit Desai received an award for his very first short story, Bhairav , published in the magazine Prasad in 1946. He published his short story collection Roop Mahal in 1958 and stepped into the world of novels with Bari in the same year. He received many awards, including the Maharashtra Rajya Award (1963, for Swami), the Hari Narayan Apte Award (1963, for Swami), the Sahitya Akademi Award (1964, for Swami) and the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar (1990). The Government of India gave him the Padma Shri in 1973. Vikrant Pande started translating from the Marathi with Ranjit Desai s classic novel Raja Ravi Varma, the story of India s most celebrated painter. He has since translated Milind Bokil s Shala, N.S. Inamdar s Rau: The Great Love Story of Bajirao Mastani and Shahenshah: The Life of Aurangzeb. A graduate of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Vikrant worked in the corporate sector for twenty-five years before shifting to the field of education where he currently is a vice chancellor with TeamLease Skills University at Vadodara.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 9352774396
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; 2017th edition (December 30, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9789352774395
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9352774395
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.89 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.32 x 9 inches
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    Vikrant Pande has been translating Marathi classics into English.

    Vikrant's translation of Girish Kuber's The Tatas, How a Family Built a Business and a Nation got the Gaja Capital Best Business Book 2019 award. Incidentally, Raja Ravi Varma, Rau Bajirao Mastani and Shala, were made into award winning films based on the Marathi original.

    Vikrant is a regular speaker at various Literature Festivals and is advisor to Kalinga Literature Festival,

    After graduating from IIM Bangalore, Vikrant spent 2 decades in corporate career and is now a full time translator and author. His book In the Footsteps of Rama, Travels with the Ramayana, has received excellent reviews. His recent book is The SBI Story, Two Centuries of Banking

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Anish Patankar
5.0 out of 5 stars Great summary of Shivaji's life!
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Great summary of Shivaji's life! One can visualize the life and times in every word of the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational book for youth's
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Articulative English translation of original book. Keep you inspired and motivated. Highly recommended for youth's. My son started reading this book and he is half way just in one week. I recommend to get familiar with roles/places and timeline before you start. No wonder why this book motivated millions of youths.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
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This is one of the best book on
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Mostly if you are living in other countries and want your kids to know all Marathi history .. I think you should have one copy of this book .. either hard bind or Kindle.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book will be close to my heart!
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Beautiful work.
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Sharan
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on chatrapati shivaji maharaj
Reviewed in India on April 28, 2024
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I have been reading this book sins 8 days. Greate biography excellence storytelling and inspiring
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5.0 out of 5 stars Très satisfait
Reviewed in France on April 2, 2022
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Article conforme à la description du vendeur. Commande arrivée très rapidement.
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Venkatesh Rao
5.0 out of 5 stars A true masterpiece
Reviewed in India on February 25, 2024
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Couldn’t put the book down for the last 4 days. First time left it midway last year. This is an excellent portrayal of the Shivaji Maharaj
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Navin Sharma
5.0 out of 5 stars An exhaustive biography of Shivaji Maharaj
Reviewed in India on December 19, 2023
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All relevant events in Shivaji Maharaj’s life has been written with amazing clarity & precision as if the author was present there.
Must read for everyone. WE owe our existence to Shivaji Raje because of his brains & courage in warding off the mughals. Very very inspirational book, a collector’s must have.
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Kala.e.kitaabi (Reema)
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read upto date.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an iconic figure of mine and of so many youths in today's time. More words will be added after completing the same.
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