Shivaji Maharaj and his layered and contested memory

Anirudh Deshpande — 2020-03-28T07:07:38Z

Islam and Hinduism are only different pigments used by the Divine Painter to picture the human species. To show bigotry for any man's creed and practices is to alter the words of the Holy Book.
Shivaji to Aurangzeb, 1679
It is not true that Shivaji succeeded because he believed in the Hindu religion. Evidence suggests that he set out to do something better for the world than merely save his religion.
Govind Pansare
Shivaji (19 February, 1630 — 3 April, 1680)
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Shivaji Maharaj and his layered and contested memory