Shivaji goes to Aurangzeb’s Durbar… imprisoned [Continued from April 4] Three days after Shivaji’s arrival, the Emperor was to hold a Durbar and Shivaji was summoned for his first interview with Aurangzeb. Accompanied by Raja Jai Singh’s son Ram Singh, his son Sambhaji and attended by their retainers, Shivaji rode to the main gateway of…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 10: Two interesting episodes…
April 4, 2020[Continued from April 2] The city of Agra, where the imperial Mughal Court was at that time, resembled a country town where people had to sleep indoors even in hot weather for fear of thieves! Some of the courtiers had their own Palaces at Agra while the most important nobles of the Court had their…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 9
April 2, 2020Shivaji accepts Aurangzeb’s invitation and goes to Agra… [Continued from Mar. 23] During my school days, there was a text book in Kannada about famous leaders and prophets of the world. Among them was Shivaji about whom my mother had told me in her own distinctive way — about Shivaji’s adventures in superlatives. Of his…
“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”
April 1, 2020We are one world, one people and one earth citizen “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main, …Any man’s death diminishes me, because I’m involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 8
March 23, 2020Shivaji surrenders. All set to Aurangzeb’s invite to his Court [Continued from Mar. 15] There was a unique feature of war with Shivaji, nay Marathas. With other enemies, where once the enemy was defeated, all the Forts of the enemy would fall and its garrison surrenders. But, in case of war with Shivaji even when…
Remembering ‘Imperious Leader’ Indira Gandhi in the days of CAA !
March 16, 2020Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah decided that India as a country, after 73 years of Independence, should for once wake up from its euphoria of freedom and slumber of complacency, much had happened to our country’s destiny. If 1947 was a red letter day for India, so also was…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 7
March 15, 2020Maratha army united in personal devotion to Shivaji. Of sorcery and black magic ! [Continued from Mar. 12] The sack of Surat deeply mortified Emperor Aurangzeb. While Aurangzeb was brooding about what had happened in Surat, reports came that his son Prince Muazzam had clumsily marched against Shivaji with his forces but was repulsed by…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 6
March 12, 2020Shivaji sacks Aurangzeb’s Surat English merchants of Surat exhibit courage and principles! [Continued from Mar. 7] The failure of Aurangzeb’s uncle Shayista Khan to defeat Shivaji and capture his Forts caused the utmost consternation in Delhi and Agra. The Emperor Aurangzeb wrote coldly to his uncle Shayista Khan relieving him of his command and transferring…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 5
March 7, 2020Shivaji becomes a political force in Deccan and a challenger to Aurangzeb [Continued from Feb. 26] After capturing three Forts that belonged to the Bijapur Sultan without a fight, using his raw courage as an youngster, through cunning, bribing the greedy Governor of a Fort and by his Machiavellian methods, Shivaji was strong enough to…
The Indian Turf Invitation Cup-2020: Mission accomplished!
March 4, 2020On Sunday, 1st March of 2020, Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited conducted the prestigious The Indian Turf Invitation Cup-2020 for the first time and created history in its over 100 years of racing in city. First under royal patronage and later, after independence of the country, under the initiative of local lovers of ‘horse flesh’,…
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