Shivaji Maharaj: the story of Swarajya छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज: स्वराज्य की कहानी
The story of Swarajya in six episodes
The life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in six episodes, told from the sources historians rely on: a boy at Shivneri and his mother Jijabai, the oath of Swarajya, the forts of the Sahyadri and the ships of the Konkan coast, a state that paid its soldiers and protected the farmer's crop, the long road home from Agra, and the coronation at Raigad. Where the record is uncertain or later legend has grown, we say so. Narrated with an AI voice; original Sanskrit and Marathi lines are also read with an AI voice.
Narrated with an AI voice.
- By
- DharmikStudio Originals
- Language
- English
- Length
- 53 min
- Category
- History, heritage & culture › History & heroes
- Narration
- AI voice
Episodes and lessons
- A boy at Shivneri, a mother in Pune Episode 1 · 9 min · Read along
A child is born in a hill fort while his father serves distant kings. What did his mother teach him that no army could?
It begins: "Welcome to the first sitting of our series on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj."
- The oath of Swarajya Episode 2 · 9 min · Read along
A group of young farmers' sons climb to a small Shiva temple and make a promise. What did they mean by Swarajya, and how did a sixteen-year-old keep it?
It begins: "Last time we met the boy at Shivneri and his mother in Pune, and the young men of the Maval valleys who became his friends."
- Forts on the hills, ships on the sea Episode 3 · 9 min · Read along
Most rulers of the Deccan looked inland, but Shivaji also looked at the sea. What did he see there that others had missed?
It begins: "Last time we stood at Raireshwar with the young companions who promised Swarajya, and we saw that promise find its first home at Torna and Rajgad."
- A kingdom that paid its soldiers and spared the farmer Episode 4 · 9 min · Read along
A king once wrote to his officers about something as small as a bunch of vegetables in a farmer's field. Why did Shivaji Maharaj think that small thing mattered so much?
It begins: "Last time we climbed the forts of the Sahyadri and went down to the sea, where Shivaji Maharaj built a navy."
- Agra, and the long road home Episode 5 · 9 min · Read along
In 1666 Shivaji Maharaj stood in the emperor's court at Agra, a thousand miles from his hills, and felt his honour slighted. How did he find his way back to Rajgad with his young son?
It begins: "Last time we saw how Shivaji Maharaj ran his state, down to a farmer's vegetable patch."
- The crowning at Raigad, and what remained Episode 6 · 9 min · Read along
In the summer of 1674 a learned priest came from Kashi to a fort in the Sahyadri to crown a king. Why did Shivaji Maharaj, after thirty years of building Swarajya, want a formal coronation at all?
It begins: "Last time Shivaji Maharaj walked home from Agra in the clothes of a sadhu."