Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (August 13) stated it was tough to think about what the current kind of India would have been if Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was not there, and added that his ‘Hindavi swarajya’ was the finest example of good governance.
He additionally stated that the works carried out by Shivaji Maharaj on varied fronts, together with efficient use of marine energy and watershed administration, are nonetheless imitable.
PM Modi made the remarks in his 11-minute-long pre-recorded video message that was performed throughout the general public felicitation programme of famend historian and creator Babasaheb Purandare right here. Purandare, identified for his works on Shivaji Maharaj, celebrated his one centesimal birthday on July 29. A recipient of Padma Vibhushan, he’s popularly generally known as ‘Shiv Shahir’ (King Shivaji’s bard). Purandare has penned and directed historic play “Janata Raja” (1985) that was carried out by over 200 artistes and translated and enacted in 5 languages.
In the message, the PM stated the current geography of India was impressed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s heroic deeds. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is ‘shikhar purush’ (supreme man) in India’s history. There would have been a question of our past, present, and future that what had happened if there was no Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It would have been difficult to imagine the present form of India, its present grandeur without Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” he stated.
“His ‘Hindavi swarajya’ was the finest example of good governance. It was about justice to the deprived and fight against injustice. Shivaji Maharaj’s management, his effective use of marine powers, utility of navy, effective watershed management, and several such works are still imitable,” the PM stated.
Congratulating Purandare on turning 100, Modi stated that in historic instances, the sages whereas underlining the significance of changing into ‘shatayu’ (100 years previous), had stated, ‘Jeevet sharadah shatam, Budhyem sharadah shatam, Rohem sharadah shatam’.
“It means, we should live for 100 years, we should remain active in thinking for 100 years, and we should continue to work after 100 years. Babasaheb’s life truly reflects this philosophy,” he stated.
As India is coming into into seventy fifth 12 months of Independence, a marketing campaign to pen down the heroics of all those that sacrificed their lives is underway, Modi stated, including that Babasaheb has been doing the identical work for many years now. “He sacrificed his whole life for the same. We all are indebted to him for taking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his history to masses,” he added.
“It was Babasaheb who brought the young generation of the country face to face with the heroic deeds of Shivaji Maharaj. His faith towards Shivaji Maharaj reflects through his writings, his skills of telling the stories of Maratha king to relive the great king in all our hearts,” the PM stated.
PM Narendra Modi recalled that 4 a long time in the past, when there was an occasion of Babasaheb Purandare in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, he had attended it. “I had once travelled to Pune specially to watch the show of ‘Janata Raja’. Babasaheb always believed and worked towards taking the history (Shivaji Maharaj) and the inspirational stories attached to it to the young generations and also ensured that it reaches to them in true form (version),” he stated, including that India’s historical past wants this type of “balance”.
The younger historians within the nation ought to possess related honesty whereas writing about India’s historical past, he stated. PM Modi additionally hailed Purandare’s contribution to Goa and Dadra Nagar Haveli Mukti Sangram.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in his video message, credited Purandare for taking Shivaji Maharaj to each family. “A lot of people have done research on history, but Babasaheb was the one who, through his unrelenting efforts and hard work, took Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his life to every household,” he stated.
“This is a happy moment for the people like me, who had heard stories of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj told by Babasaheb during the school days,” he stated. In his video message, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar stated that he heard the tales of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj instructed by Babasaheb and all these tales helped him in cricket.
“Listening to all the stories of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj gives you an inspiration and it ignites the fighting spirit,” he stated. He hailed the historian for devoting 80 years of his life to his work on Shivaji Maharaj, however rued that on account of cricket schedule and excursions, he couldn’t watch ‘Janata Raja’ play.
Senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis’s pre-recorded message was additionally performed out through the programme, whereas BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Udayan Raje Bhosale’s and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s messages for Purandare have been readout. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was current in individual on the felicitation ceremony that occurred at ‘Shiv Srushti’ within the metropolis.
(With inputs from PTI)
