SAMBHAJI

SAMBHAJI, THE YOUNG KING, THE SECOND MARATHA CHHATRAPATI WHO SUCCEEDED THE THRONE AFTER HIS FATHER THE GREAT SHIVAJI MAHARAJ, CONTINUOUSLY FOUGHT THE MUGHALS FOR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS, BUT DID NOT LET THE MOGHUL ARMY CAPTURE EITHER ANY OF THE MARATHA FORTS OR ANY OF THE SHIPS. HE OFFERED HIMSELF BUT DID NOT BOW DOWN IN FRONT OF THE MUGHAL EMPEROR; HE DIED A HERO`S DEATH AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, WHEN HE WAS JUST 32 YEARS OLD. FOR THE PAST 325 YEARS, SAMBHAJI WAS OFTEN PAINTED IN BLACK. HE HAD A POETIC MIND, HE WAS A VERY INTELLIGENT PERSON, HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS PEOPLE, HE WAS BRAVE, HE WAS A GREAT THINKER, BUT ALL HIS GOOD QUALITIES WERE OVER-LOOKED; HIS PERSONALITY WAS ALWAYS LOOKED UPON WITH SUSPICION. VISHWAS PATIL, THE MOST GIFTED AUTHOR TODAY, TELLS US MORE ABOUT SAMBHAJI RAJE, AS HE HAS SEEN HIM THROUGH THE REFERENCES IN HISTORY, AS HE HAS FOUND HIM IN THE VERY VALUABLE YET IGNORED DOCUMENTS, AS HE HAS HEARD HIM IN THE HILLY REGIONS OF SAHYADRI MOUNTAIN RANGES, AMONG THE CREEKS OF THE ARABIAN SEA. SAMBHAJI, SON OF SHIVAJI MAHARAJ, A NOVEL PERSONALITY WITH HIS EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE, BREATH-TAKING, SPECTACULAR, STORMY YET VERY TRUE STORY.