It was a beautiful moonlit night and Swamiji was sitting in the verandah of the bungalow of the late Mr. Bhattacharjee on the South Beach of Madras (already referred to), conversing in Hindi with Mr. Munshi Jagamohanlal, the private secretary of the Maharajah of Khetri. This gentleman had been sent by the Maharajah to trace out the whereabouts of the Swamiji and to fetch him back to Khetri to bless the newly born son and heir to the State. “You are a Mahratta and still that is all you know of the greatest king that India had produced within the last three hundred years; one who was the very incarnation of Siva, about whom prophecies were given out long before he was born; and his advent was eagerly expected by all the great souls and saints of Maharashtra as the deliverer of the Hindus from the hands of the Mlechchas and one who succeeded in the establishment of the Dharma which had been trampled under foot by the depredations of the devastating hordes of the Moghals.” “This is what comes of your reading Indian History written by foreigners who could have no sympathy with you, nor could they have any respect for your culture, traditions, manners and customs which they could not understand.
Is there a greater hero, a greater saint, a greater bhakta and a greater king than Shivaji? Still with some amount of hesitation but with a mischievous curiosity to find out how Swamiji could condone this treacherous deed of Shivaji, I begged of him to tell us something about the real life-history of Shivaji and what he thought of his one act which had been considered the greatest blot in his life and on account of which his character had been painted so black. It was a pity there was no one to take down all that he spoke that evening in shorthand, nor did I make any notes at the time either, for my mind was so absorbed in following his narrative that the idea of taking down any notes never entered my brain. Yet the indelible impressions he made on even our callous hearts that memorable evening do still persist though somewhat dimmed, and the following is but an imperfect reproduction of those impressions. Naturally the foreign writers leaned on the side of the Mussalman chroniclers and considered the account given by the Mahrattas as mere superstition.
But fortunately there are many independent Persian manuscripts dealing with the history of Aurangzeeb, Shivaji and the Bijapur kings.The requested URL /?q=categories/education/institutes was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Baby boy names inspired by great rulers Baby girl names inspired by great rulers If the stories you have heard from history about the great rulers of our country have inspired you, why not name your child after one of them? Naming your baby after a ruler is a great way to give your child a dignified name. Here is a short list of baby names inspired by rulers. Baby boy names inspired by great rulers NameMeaningInspired from (year of reign) Achyut Imperishable, indestructible Achyuta Deva Raya (1529 - 1542) Aditya Solar gods Aditya I (871 - 907) Aparajit One who cannot be defeated Aparajitavarman (880 - 897) Ashok One without sorrow Ashoka (269 - 232 BC) Dev God Devavarman (202 - 195 BC) Divakar The sun Divakarasena (385 - 400) Hariharan Vishnu and Shiva Conjoined Harihara I (1336 - 1356) Harsha Happy Harsha Vardhana (606 - 647) Jahangir One who holds the world Jahangir (1605 - 1627)
Jay Victory Jayasimha (641 - 673) Kanishka Gold Kanishka (127 - 140) Kirti Fame Kirtivarman II (746 - 753) Madhav Sweet like honey Peshwa Madhav Rao II (1774 - 1795) Mallikarjun White, like jasmine flowers Mallikarjuna Raya (1446 - 1465) Manav Man, youth Manava (625 - 626) Nusrat Victory Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah (1519 - 1533) Pratap Dignity, majesty Raja Pratap Singh (1808 - 1819) Prithvi Earth Prithvisena II (460 - 480) Rudra Remover of pain Rudrasena (380 -385) Samar To talk in the evening Samarjit Singh Gaekwad (2012 - present) Shiva Lord Shiva Chatrapati Shivaji (1674 - 1680) Uday Accomplishment Udayaditya (1060 - 1087) Vasudev Indwelling God Vasudeva I (190 - 230) Vikram The sun of valour Vikramaditya I (655 - 680) Vinay Good manners Vinayaditya (680 - 696) Baby girl names inspired by great rulers NameMeaningInspired from (year of reign) Ahilya Without any deformation Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar (1725 - 1795) Anne Grace Anne Boleyn (1533 - 1536) Avanti One who is modest Rani Avantibai (1858) Catherine Pure Catherine II (1762 - 1796) Chandrika Moon Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge (1994 - 2005) Chennamma The queen's name Kittur Rani Chennamma (1778 - 1829) Cleopatra Glory of her father Cleopatra VII Philopator (51 - 30 BC) Durga Unreachable
, Parvati Rani Durgawati (1524 - 1564) Elizabeth God is my oath Elizabeth II (1952 - present) Gauri Yellow Gowri Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore (1811 - 1814) Hasina Beautiful Sheikh Hasina Wajed (1996-2001, 2009 - present) Hazrat Prophet Begum Hazrat Mahal (1879) Indira Beauty Indira Gandhi (1966 - 1977, 1980 - 1984) Isabella Devoted to God Queen Isabella I (1474 - 1504) Jenny White, smooth Jenny Shipley (1997 - 1999) Jodha Princess Jodha Bai (1562 - 1605) Lakshmi Wife of Vishnu Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi (1835 - 1858) Margaret Pearl Margaret Thatcher (1979 - 1990) Miraya Lord Krishna's devotee Mireya Elisa Moscoso (1999 - 2004) Nur Brightness, radiance Nur Jahan (1611 - 1627) Padmini As beautiful as the lotus Rani Padmini Raziya Agreeable Raziya Sultana (1236 - 1240) Sarojini In the lotus Sarojini Naidu (1947 - 1949) Tara Star Rajmata Tarabai (1700 - 1707) Victoria To conquer Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901) Read more on:Indian baby names that are popular abroadIndian baby names inspired by gemstonesWhat if we can't think of a middle name?