Shivaji and Maharashtrian Hindu Identity

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

James W. Laine

Yayın yılı:

2003

Yayıncı:

Oxford University Press

Abstract Any narrative contains clues regarding the setting in which it was made. Although Shivaji's early biographers may write about Shivaji's numerous feats to explain explicitly the historical aspect of Shivaji's legend, these may also implicitly build a narrative about the cultural history of Hindu Maharashtra. Accounts of Shivaji's life in the late 17th century would point to how this warrior can be linked to the attributes that saints possess, while those made in the 19th and 20th century depict Shivaji as a liberationist, as an egalitarian who promotes social reform, and a nationalist. There is a need therefore to look into how Shivaji became a hero to the Maharashtrians, and a nationalist advocate for freedom as a Hindu. This chapter provides a discussion regarding Maharashtra as a state that values language and culture, the Hindu identity, and Indian culture.

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