By Dr. C. Naganna
Almost all writers of my acquaintance in Karnataka have come out with one book or a couple of books in Kannada taking advantage of COVID-imposed ‘Agnatavasa’ (quarantine). In a way, it’s a God-send respite for them as they were not pestered by their friends and admirers to preside over this and inaugurate that. K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), the Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra, has yoked the pandemic-induced rest, relatively speaking, to pen a petite and elegant book of history, Sword of Shivaji (Published by Samvahana Prakashana, Mysuru).
In fact, it is a collection of articles KBG wrote for his much followed Abracadabra column of Star of Mysore. Therefore, the 17 chapters that have spread over a space of nearly 100 pages apart from the cryptic and concise Prologue and Epilogue document the heroic life of Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha Emperor, from his birth to his death, chronologically.
Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 07:55 IST
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj s name evokes strong sentiments in Maharashtra. Here is the profile of the great warrior king who lived and died for the glory of the vision and policies he enunciated. Sambhaji Maharaj
Key Highlights
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is a Maratha warrior king who was the son of the iconic ruler Shivaji Maharaj
The Maratha kingdom had risen from scratch, built brick by brick by the sons of the Indian soil who wished to overthrow the powers that swore allegience to descendants of Turkish, Persian and Mongol aggressors.
Sambhaji Maharaj ruled for a short span of 9-10 years before his death at the hands of AUrangzeb but the Maratha subjects never forgot his sacrifice.