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In Wild Maratha Battle. A Tale of the Days of Shivaji

1905

Climb up the Ghauts and you reach the highest portion of the Dekkan which slopes away to the eastern shores of the great peninsula so that such rivers as the Bhima and Kistnah Though their sources are within forty miles of the ocean that washes the western snores of India have to flow nearly a thousand miles easwards before they reach the sea and pour their waters into the Bay of Bengal. [...] Along the road that rises from Chauk over the Ghauts lies the route to Poona Central India and the famous cities of the Great Mogul who at the time of our story ruled over the greater part of India and was eager to widen his empire till it stretched from the Indian Ocean to the Bay of Bengal and from Smarkand to Ceylon. [...] In the absence of any recognized head for those who.are disposed to rebel against the rule of Bijapur it shows itself in frequent attacks upon the small bands of the soldiery of the ruling power who patrol the country to enforce the payment of taxes and overawe the disaffected. [...] The hermit also gave him lessons in the use of arms telling him that his training was not to be regarded as complete until the pupil-excelled the master in the use of the sword the bow and the spear. [...] His eyes were turned to the mountain range of the Ghauts and dreamily watched the clouds of mist vanishing as the suti climbed slowly up the eastern sky ; but his mind was so absorbed in thinking over the last words of his master that he was hardly conscious for the time of the external world.
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Pages
257
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.141753
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Preface
i-iii Michael Macmillan view
Chapter I. On the Banks of the Dhauri
9-14 unknown view
Chapter II. The Wedding Procession
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Chapter III. Flight to Matheran
21-27 unknown view
Chapter IV. Life on the Mountain-Top
27-34 unknown view
Chapter V. The Hermit’s Visions of the Future
34-41 unknown view
Chapter VI. Return to Chauk
41-46 unknown view
Chapter VII. Capture of Ayub Khan
47-53 unknown view
Chapter VIII. The Royal Terrace
53-59 unknown view
Chapter IX. Assault on Rajmachi
59-64 unknown view
Chapter X. Withdrawal to Shrivardhan
64-71 unknown view
Chapter XI. Nettaji Leaves Rajmachi
71-78 unknown view
Chapter XII. Shivaji and Moroba
78-87 unknown view
Chapter XIII. Capture of Kashi
87-95 unknown view
Chapter XIV. The Caves of Bhaja
95-102 unknown view
Chapter XV. The Robber Chief
102-106 unknown view
Chapter XVI. Release of Kashi
106-111 unknown view
Chapter XVII. At Lohogad
112-117 unknown view
Chapter XVIII. Vision of Bhavani
117-128 unknown view
Chapter XIX. Treasure-Trove
128-133 unknown view
Chapter XX. Torna to Thana
133-142 unknown view
Chapter XXI. Pursuit of Convoy
142-151 unknown view
Chapter XXII. Fight at Khalapur
151-160 unknown view
Chapter XXIII. Fall of Kalyan
161-166 unknown view
Chapter XXIV. The Betel Leaf
167-172 unknown view
Chapter XXV. Treachery Foiled
172-179 unknown view
Chapter XXVI. Rajmachi Recovered
180-189 unknown view
Chapter XXVII. Mission To Javli
190-197 unknown view
Chapter XXVIII. The Plot of Shamraj
197-205 unknown view
Chapter XXIX. Nettaji a Prisoner
206-216 unknown view
Chapter XXX. The Dungeon Window
216-225 unknown view
Chapter XXXI. Two Flashes of Lightning
225-232 unknown view
Chapter XXXII. Brother and Sister
232-239 unknown view

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