History of the Marathas

Name : History of the Marathas

Author : V. K. Saraswathi, et al.,

Book Format : Paperback

Edition : 1

Genre : Higher Education Textbooks

ISBN : 9788195761401

Language : English

Pages : 101-200 Pages

Publish Year : 2022

Publisher : Quing Publications

The rise of the Marathas gave a death blow to the tottering Mughal Empire but the Marathas failed in their bid for supremacy in India against the British Power. History of the Maratha is no longer the cherished treasure of a single community or province; it should prove a source of inspiration, wisdom, and warning to all of India.

The character and achievements of Shivaji and the Peshwas have left a permanent mark on the history of India. They form the most recent example of our genius for nation-making of which we today may well be proud. Of all the diverse races inhabiting the Indian Continent, each gifted with a peculiar trait of its own, the Marathas alone can claim to have made a distinct contribution to the political fortunes of this land by daring to establish Indian self-rule throughout the country, although measured by the length of time their constriction proved too short-lived. For over half a century the politics of India were directed from Satara or Poona. The Maratha Government, with all its faults, inspired the people under its rule with a living sense of unity and cooperation without which no self-rule is attainable. It thus provided free scope for the energies of all classes of the people, each according to its natural bent. This is a political lesson that India sorely needs today. The true function of history is to impart the wisdom of the past for the benefit

Country of Origin : India