The Wings Of Expression

Like every other incident in Raje's life, his Rajya-Abhishek or Coronation was done with great pomp. The coronation was celebrated at Raigad in June 1674 every preparation was made to invest Shivaji's capital with new splendor befitting the occasion. New palaces and room were consecrated by the singing of traditional hymns. In the audience hall, a new throne was raise, surrounded by figures of tigers, lions,elephants and carved around its base with the thirty points of the compass in the symbol of Raje's new imperial claims. From Banaras, the greatest of the Brahmins, Ganga Bhatt came all the way to Raigad to coronate Shivaji. The ceremonies lasted a month . First Raje visited the temple of Mother-Goddess at Pratapgadh, there he presented the shrine with an umbrella of pure gold, forty-two pounds in weight. Then, accompanied by a few followers, he entered the temple and passed many days in prayers. While prostrate in prayer a thin faint voice from his mouth declared the pr...

After the decisive Third Battle of Panipat much had changed in the political , historical and cultural fabric in the Indian History , the rise of regional powers like the Jats,Sikhs and several others was witnessed.  The sacrifice of Shrimant Sadashivrao Bhau and Vishwasrao on the battlefield made them legends, on the other hand Balaji Baji Rao aka Nana Saheb succumbed to the loss of a valiant brother and a righteous heir. In the midst of such a political crisis ,what was the Peshwai to do? Was this the end of the Vision of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and great statesman Bajirao ?The countless sacrifices made by great generals and ministers of the Samrjy seemed to be in vain. The Peshwai was now in the hands of a widow , a greedy brother of the late Peshwa who waited patiently to capture the Gaddi and a young child-like muscular boy of 16, whose face shone like the Kohinoor ,whose grit was yet to be tested verily , by the lord, who mustered the courage to reorganize the disgrun...