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The man who rebuilt Maratha Empire

Posted in TV shows, history, marathi on August 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »

After the death of Aurangzeb, Maratha Empire rose to prominence in central India. While the titular heads of empire were the Chhatrapatis in Satara, the military might was mostly concentrated in the hands of Peshwas (Peshwa/e = Prime Minister), the post made hereditary by Chhatrapati Shahu.
Madhavrao Peshwa, on whose life “Swami” (= Master) [...]

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The Story of The Warlike Prince

Posted in biography, marathi, tagged , , , , , on June 17, 2008 | 41 Comments »

“Chhatrapati Shivaji was indeed a great man. (His son) Sambhaji was also a lion cub.”
So states the dustjacket of “छावा” (Chhava = “lion cub”) by Shivaji Sawant, a historical novel on life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji.
And indeed, the life of this second emperor of Maratha Empire is full of tragedy, betrayal and bravery, and triumph of [...]

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The Boy from The Stars

Posted in childrens' books, marathi, science fiction, tagged , , , , , , on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In memory of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, I would like to introduce you to one of the first sci-fi novels I have ever read, “Preshit” (Preshit: Marathi – A man sent, by someone or from something) by Dr. Jayant Narlikar.

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The Common Man Says…

Posted in PuLa, comedy, fictional biographies, marathi, tagged , , , , , , , on November 8, 2007 | 16 Comments »

When I reviewed “Vyakti ani Valli” by Pu La Deshpande, I was just acting on my promise to talk about the great writer and his writings. I didn’t know that the post would be so popular (it has more views than second and third most popular posts on this blog combined, and then some).
Given the [...]

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Friend, Archer and Warrior

Posted in marathi on September 20, 2007 | 30 Comments »

Most of the children in India grow up listening to stories in Ramayan and Mahabharat, if not in school then from their parents and grandparents. At least in Maharashtra, usually the first book they read (or should read) about Mahabharat when they grow up is “Mrityunjaya” by Shivaji Sawant.

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Pu La….

Posted in PuLa, comedy, fictional biographies, marathi on October 10, 2006 | 45 Comments »

“[If the people in this book come alive and meet me,] I will embrace them warmly!”
P. L. Deshpande (when asked about characters in Vyakti ani Valli)
Almost any marathi person’s introduction to PuLa is reading “Vyakti ani Valli”, “Batatyachi Chaal” or “Asa Me Asa Me”. These books, along with his other comedy stories are so [...]

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