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Couple of observations so far :-
a) Chhatrapati Shivaji was pretty ruthless. Not a bigot, not a tyrant but extremely pragmatic and ruthless. Like the historian Jadunath Sarkar who himself was pretty matter-of-fact, this is without judgement.
b) It was the norm and not the exception for Muslim attackers, even those born in India, to desecrate Hindu temples. Not just loot, but desecrate - smash idols and humiliate.
— 17 hours, 28 min ago
a) Chhatrapati Shivaji was pretty ruthless. Not a bigot, not a tyrant but extremely pragmatic and ruthless. Like the historian Jadunath Sarkar who himself was pretty matter-of-fact, this is without judgement.
b) It was the norm and not the exception for Muslim attackers, even those born in India, to desecrate Hindu temples. Not just loot, but desecrate - smash idols and humiliate.
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I remember reading about his escape from Aurangzeb's house-arrest in Class 3 in school. Such a joy then. Such a joy now ! Also Afzal Khan.
Also, love the साम-दाम-दंड-भेद and शठे शाठ्यं समाचरेत् employed instead of just bravado (something which I felt was the weakness of many our Hindu kings).
Finally, ppl who scorn Savarkar's "petitions" would do well to read about Shivaji and his zeal to put the nation above self.
— 15 hours, 53 min ago
Also, love the साम-दाम-दंड-भेद and शठे शाठ्यं समाचरेत् employed instead of just bravado (something which I felt was the weakness of many our Hindu kings).
Finally, ppl who scorn Savarkar's "petitions" would do well to read about Shivaji and his zeal to put the nation above self.
