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Challenging Destiny
- A Biography of Chhatrapati Shivaji
- Narrated by: Avinash Kumar Singh
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When destiny stood between him and his destination.
Darkness engulfs the Indian subcontinent. The 17th century is destined to be an era of brutal wars, incessant oppression and physical and spiritual carnage in the name of religion. Shivaji, a warrior and thinker far ahead of his times, rises and renders a rousing dream - respect and dignity for human life, economic equity and empowerment. Destiny does not favour him; he faces terribile odds - a fallen and defeated populace, the might of the Mughal Empire, and naval supremacy of the Western powers. Thus begins a battle of conflicting ideologies, contrasting belief systems, and sharply different visions of India - a stake is the future of most ancient civilization. Witness the beginnings of the momentous events that will send thunderbolts across centuries, the echoes of which still haunt the subcontinent.
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- Sriram V.
- 03-02-19
Amazing and captivating
I finished the book within 5 days. could not stop listening. Author has made it very interesting. you will not read this in our history books. a must listen for every Indian on one of the greatest Indian kings who fought Mughals and one of the reasons for the beginning of the downfall of Mughal empire. Mughal empires atrocities against Hindus is also explained in great detail with references
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- Girjesh S.
- 04-05-19
Must for every Indian
Story of an exceptional leader, presented in an easy to understand form.
Would like to see more of Indian history books presented in Audible.
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- Siddhant Salunkhe
- 23-03-20
The great maratha saga
The book covers almost every significant aspect of Chatrapati shivaji Maharaj's life but little light has been shed on his tactics and personal life. Although medha has relatively collected a lot of information in this book which helps understand the swarajya cause.
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- vijay
- 14-08-20
a must read for every Indian
good but the references and foot notes could have been kept for the end as another chapter
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-23
A must for the youth of Morden India
With the battle of narratives in full swing knowledge of Indian history it’s a must know for the youth of the day.. Shivaji’s role is paramount in the creation of modern India and the author has detail fully explained it.
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- Viraj
- 06-09-19
Truly Challenging
Must Read for EVERY INDIAN.
Author has given references with page numbers.
A very good narrative on Shivaji - facts putup in a story. The central characters of Secular Shivaji and Fanatic Aurangzeb are very aptly described. Shivaji's achievements are rightly glorified. Loved the book.
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- Subramanyam K.V
- 25-03-21
A must read for every Indian
I am indebted to the writer for bringing this book out, tremendous research and wonderful way to present the historical facts
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- Ankita Mahadik
- 10-10-20
Amazing book and good naration .
Realy explained story of chatrapati shivaji well and naration was also great proud to be born from a region of chatrapati shivaji maharaj .
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- Khushal
- 14-04-23
Jay Shivraya
Hats Off to the Writer. A really feeling Proud Biography. A well researched History.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-03-23
Thank you
i can't thank the writer enough to show this side of story
I would say their is lot of information which could be ignored but Still all the Informations helps to make us understand more of Chatrpati Shivaji Maharaj Vision
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