The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c21.152

v4.c21.152

Bālājī Bājī Rāo (or Nānā Sāhib, as he was familiarly called) had the handsome appearance and gracious manner, but not the lofty character, of his father and grandfather. His conduct towards Sakwar Bāī and Dāmājī Gāikwār has been stigmatised as unpardonably treacherous, and later in life he became indolent and sensual. But the Marāthā peasantry, remembering the all-round improvement which took place in local government under his regime, have ever since blessed the days of “Nānā Sāhib Peshwā”.²