Baji Rao: The Warrior Peshwa

Baji Rao: The Warrior Peshwa
Author: Jaiwant E Paul
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9351941205

E. Jaiwant Paul is a man of varied interests, having authored eight other books, including Rani of Jhansi, The Story of Tea,The Unforgettable Maharajas, Har Dayal: The Great Revolutionary (co-author Shubh Paul), Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India, Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan and The Greased Cartridge. He is on the expert panel on weapons for several museums of Rajasthan. A hardcore corporate, he initially worked for Hindustan Unilever and was later Director of Brooke Bond, India. Thereafter he headed the National Mineral Water Company in Muscat, Oman. A keen cricketer and tennis player, he now lives in Delhi.

The Peshwa

The Peshwa
Author: Ram Sivasankaran
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Historical fiction, Indic (English)
ISBN: 9789385724213

Raj of the Rani

Raj of the Rani
Author: Tapti Roy
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780143062219

They Say In Jhansi That The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Their Town Was Lakshmi Bai&' The 400-Year-Old Town Of Jhansi Still Feels That It Owes Its Fame To A Young Rani Who Ruled For Four-And-A-Half Years. In The Uprising Of 1857 Which Came To Be Known As The First War Of Indian Independence', She Was A Singular Figure In A Gallery Of Heroes. Rani Lakshmi Bai Also Became The Protagonist In A Different Kind Of Story Fiction By British Writers To Dramatize The Horrific Experience Of The Mutiny In Which An Oriental Queen, Full Of Passion, Added A Thrilling Dimension. But Despite An Incredible Career, It Took Eighty Years For Indians To Write A Comprehensive Description Of Rani Lakshmi Bai'S Life. It Was Not Because She Was Forgotten But That People Who Lived In Her Time Did Not Leave Any Writing Behind And The Few Who Knew Her Were Too Afraid Of Reprisals To Profess Links With Her. How Did A Young Marathi Woman Come To Wield So Much Influence In A Strongly Rajput-Dominated Region In The Grip Of An Alien Power? The Life Of The Warrior Queen Has Inspired Historians, Writers And, More Recently, Film-Makers. But For The First Time, In Biographer Tapti Roy'S Vivid Rendition, Lakshmi Bai Is Located Within The Wider Context Of Her Time And Space.

The Forgotten Mughals

The Forgotten Mughals
Author: G. S. Cheema
Publisher: Manohar Publishers
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788173046018

After Aurangzeb Alamgir, History Has Been Singularly Unkind To The Later Mughals. Even The School History Books Do Not Talk Of Them. But The Period With Its Vicious Court Intrigues, Recalcitrant And Increasingly Independent Provincial Governors, And A Ruling Class Which Had Become Utterly Amoral, Corrupt And Unscrupulous Makes For A Gripping Story And Fascinating Parallels Can Be Drawn With The Political Scene Of Today.

Mastani

Mastani
Author: Kusum Choppra
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9788129119339

Until recently, history had relegated Mastani to forgotten pages as a dancing girl... a myth kept alive by lack of evidence about her true place in the Peshwa household. Daughter of Maharaj Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand, Mastani married Peshwa Baji Rao I will he has in power, but she was obscured almost to anonymity by several forces. Her life as a strategist, both on the field and at home was veiled with intrigue due to the jealousies of women in zenanas and power-hungry relatives in the Peshwai. What was Mastani's story? Was being a true companion to the Peshwa as well as his mos6t loved wife a threat large enough to snuff her out in the pages of history? Fascinated for years by the secrecy behind her life and death, Kusum Choppra unravels the mysterious surrounding the deaths of both Peshwa Baji Rao I and his second wife. The novel explores Mastani's royal lineage and the elegant bearing of a warrior princess caught in the political web of a changing empire.

History Under Your Feet

History Under Your Feet
Author: Ratnakar Sadasyula
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2015-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781516915026

Are you aware that there is a Great Wall of India built by Rana Kumbha at the Fort of Kumbalgarh?Or that Rash Behari Bose was the first to introduce Indian curry into Japan?Or of the Naval Ratings Mutiny that rocked the British empire?India is a nation where history literally lies under your feet, where every rock, nook and corner, has a story to tale.History Under Your Feet aims to look at the history behind some places and persons in India.

Chimaji Appasaheb Peshwa

Chimaji Appasaheb Peshwa
Author: Prakash Harischandra
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019-11-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781697751659

It took about 6 months to win the Vasai campaign. It was Chimaji Appa Saheb's dream to hoist Zarifatka (hindavi swarajya flag) on the fort of Vasai. That is why he said to his men "Either capture the fort or insert my dead body in the cannons and fire that fort". His brave men along with Gangaji Naik fought bravely under leadership. Chimaji Appa, didn't bother about his ill-health and slayed the unrelenting Portuguese army in the battle of bassein. He did what the mughals and other Indian rulers couldn't achieve. Yet, following Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's footsteps, he returned the women respectfully to Portugal. Some Portuguese women were charmed by his honourable gesture and wished to stay back. However, the true Indian and follower of Lord Ram, Chimaji Appasaheb resisted every attempt with nobility at his command.