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Life and Death of Sambhaji
It begins to dawn on the nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from the clutches of the Mughal Badshah Aurangzeb and left him behind. He must now find his way back home with the help of strangers . . . Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a tender age. His mistakes cost him dearly and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it is as if he has inherited a crown of thorns. In the nine years that follow, he faces a constant battle-internally, as palace intrigues simmer to kill him, and externally, as Aurangzeb descends on the Deccan with full military force. Even Chhatrapati Shivaji had never faced a full-blown Mughal aggression. Will he be able to protect the Maratha nation and Swaraj that was his father's dream? Will he prove to be a worthy son to his father-in life as well as in death? History has been unfair to Sambhaji, but it can't deny that he inspired a generation of Maratha warriors, who eventually ensured the end of Aurangzeb's jihad.
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Challenging Destiny
When destiny stood between him and his destination. Darkness engulfs the Indian subcontinent. The 17th century is destined to be an era of brutal wars, incessant oppression, and physical and spiritual carnage in the name of religion. Shivaji, a warrior and thinker far ahead of his times, rises and renders a rousing dream - respect and dignity for human life, economic equity, and empowerment. Destiny does not favour him; he faces terribile odds - a fallen and defeated populace, the might of the Mughal Empire, and naval supremacy of the Western powers. Thus begins a battle of conflicting ideologies, contrasting belief systems, and sharply different visions of India - a stake is the future of most ancient civilization. Witness the beginnings of the momentous events that will send thunderbolts across centuries, the echoes of which still haunt the subcontinent.
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Zunj Niyatishi (झुंज नियतीशी)
१७व्या शतकात भारतीय उपखंडात जणू अंधकारांचं साम्राज्य होंत.. क्रूर लढाया, अमानुष अत्याचार आणि धर्माच्या नावाखाली होणार संस्कृतीचा आणि अध्यात्माचा ऱ्हास यामुळे स्वाभिमान लयाला गेला होता, पण छत्रपती शिवाजी ह्या दृष्टाच्या लढवय्यांन हाच हरवलेला स्वाभिमान नव्यानं संपादित केला. आर्थिक समतेची आणि दुर्बलांच्या सक्षमीकरणाची मुहूर्तमेढ रोवली, नियतीनं छत्रपती शिवाजीची सत्वपरीक्षा पदोपदी घेतली. एकीकडे पराभूत झालेला, खचलेला बहुजन समाज; तर दुसरीकडे मुघलांचं शक्तिशाली साम्राज्य आणि त्यात पाश्चात्य शक्तींनी नौदलावर मिळवलेले सर्वाधिक अशा सर्व अंगांनी शिवाजी महाराजांपुढे आव्हानं आ वासून उभी होती, मग युगानुयुगे सर्वांत प्राचीन संस्कृतीचा वारसा लाभलेल्या भारतात परस्पर विरोधी विचारधारांचा, श्रद्धांचा आणि विभिन्न दृष्टिकोणाचा जणू संघर्षच पेटला. चला तर मग, या संघर्षमय गडद अंधारात लख्ख चकाकणाऱ्यां त्या विद्युल्लतेचा अनुभव घेऊ. आजही ती भारतीय उपखंडाला प्रकाशमान करत आहे.. तिचे प्रतिध्वनी इथल्या कानाकोपऱ्यांत आजही निनादताहेत!