Pune: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (February 19) hailed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for rebuilding the temples destroyed through the rule of Mughals and different overseas invaders, and mentioned the restoration work that continued after the Maratha warrior king is being taken ahead by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He additionally mentioned that Chhatrapati Shivaji’s life was all about revolting towards the atrocities, and the struggle for ‘swaraj’ (self-rule) began by him continues nonetheless at present.
Shah was talking after inaugurating the primary section of ‘Shivsrushti’, a theme park primarily based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj at Narhe-Ambegaon in Pune, on the event of the start anniversary of the founder of the Maratha empire. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis had been additionally current on the event. The challenge, which is unfold over 21 acres of land, was conceptualised by Padma Vibhushan awardee Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare, who shaped the Maharaja Chhatrapati Pratishthan for its execution.
“Several temples were destroyed during the rule of Mughals and other foreign invaders. Last week, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant did the redevelopment of Saptakoteshwar temple, which was reconstructed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Similarly, the temples in south India were also redeveloped by the Maratha warrior king. Shivaji Maharaj constructed grand gates in front of the temples and tried to restore these structures,” Shah mentioned.
“After Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, this tradition of restoration of temples was continued by Bajirao Peshva, Nanasaheb Peshve, Madhavrao Peshve and lastly Punyashlok Ahilyadevi. Today, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also taking that work ahead as Ram Mandir is being built, the Kashi Vishwanath corridor has also been constructed and Somnath temple is being decorated with gold. The BJP government and PM Modi are redeveloping several temples,” he mentioned.
Shah mentioned that Shivaji Maharaj has a giant contribution in shaping the historical past of India. He added that whereas researching on the nice Maratha ruler, he got here throughout an announcement by Maharashtra’s first chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan.
“Had there been no Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the entire world knows what would have been the fate of India. There would not have been a need to go very far to find the Pakistan border. Perhaps, the border could have been found outside your and my house,” Shah mentioned quoting Chavan.
“I would like to say that Shivaji Maharaj’s life was not about acquiring power. His life was all about revolting against the atrocities done for more than 100 years. His life was about fighting for ‘swadharma’ and eulogising the ‘swabhasha’. His life was all about establishing ‘swaraj’,” he mentioned.
He added that by establishing swaraj, he had despatched a message to the world that nobody can unleash atrocities on India. This thought of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was related until 1857. After him, this ideology was later taken ahead by Chhatrapati Sambhaji, Chhatrapati Rajaram, Chhatrapati Shahu and later Peshvas from 1713 to 1818, he mentioned.
“The journey of this swaraj spread from Attock to Cuttack, from Gujarat to Bengal and gave a new spark to the entire country. The fight for swaraj started by Shivaji Maharaj is still going on today. His insistence on swaraj, swa-dharma and swa-bhasha used to reflect on every aspect and that is why his rajmudra (royal seal) was made in Sanskrit,” he mentioned.
Shah added that it was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who created the primary dictionary of administrative phrases. Shahs mentioned that after swaraj, Shivaji Maharaj labored in the direction of ‘suraaj’ (good governance). He launched the idea of ‘ashta-pradhan mandal’ (council of eight ministers).
Shah hailed the late Babasaheb Purandare for dedicating his life to unfold the wonderful deeds of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj among the many plenty. “Had such a person not dedicated his life to Shivaji Maharaj, the number of people knowing about Shivaji Maharaj would have been less,” he mentioned. Talking concerning the Shivsrushti he mentioned this will likely be Asia’s largest theme park, which has an ideal mix of historic details and expertise. Work is not going to cease on the challenge. I’m assured that the challenge will likely be accomplished on time,” he mentioned.
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