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RAJARSHI SHAHUJI MAHARAJ
Shahu Maharaj (1874-1922), A Royal Revolutionary
Shahu Maharaj was a myriad-sided personality.
He was a ruler who made revolutionary changes even at the risk of his
crown and life. The anti-brahmin movement was carried by Shahu Maharaj
after the demise of Rashtrapita Jotiba Phule. He took all the rights and
captured Kolhapur State and became ruler of the state in 1894. Very soon
he became a famous personality in western Maharashtra. In building vast
dams and launching ambitious schemes, he proved to be the father of the
Green Revolution in India. He was a law-giver who did signal deeds of
social justice. A Saviour of the suppressed, oppressed and the underdog,
he liberated them in his state from the shackels of bondage and gave
them full human rights. |
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