The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c5.80
The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c5.80
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Religion has now lost the influence it once exercised over politics and it is not easy to realise today how Shivaji’s message stirred his co-religionists outside Maharashtra. That it touched a few responsive hearts, there is no doubt at all. Did not Bhushan³ travel all the way from Etawa to Raigad to sing the glories of the new champion of Hinduism? Was not the same note echoed by Lalkavi?⁴ Did not Chhatrasal, the renowned Bundela chief, look to Shivaji as his ideal?¹ To a Frenchman² he was a second Julius Caesar, a second Gustavus Adolphus. Is it any wonder that the Hindus burning with the shame of their degradation should admire and worship him?