He argues that this relationship involved a variety of compromises and strategies, from conflict to accommodation to nuanced collaboration. In the process, he paints a new and more complex picture of Hindu-Muslim relations from the seventeenth century to the present. His primary concern is to discover the meaning of Shivaji's life for those who have composed-and those who have read-the legendary accounts of his military victories, his daring escapes, his relationships with saints. James Laine traces the origin and development if the Shivaji legend from the earliest sources to the contemporary accounts of the tale. To read Shivaji's legend today is to find expression of deeply held convictions about what Hinduism means and how it is opposed to Islam.
The legends of his life have become an epic story that everyone in western India knows, and an important part of the Hindu nationalists' ideology.
He defied Mughal power in the seventeenth century, established an independent kingdom, and had himself crowned in an orthodox Hindu ceremony. Shivaji is a well-known hero in western India. Download Shivaji Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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