Mastani Ek Navin Drushtikon book gives detailed history of Mastani, who was from Bundelkhand and was a second wife of Thorale Bajirao Peshwe, written by Dr. Lata Aklujkar
Akherache Karasthan book is a link between the past and the present of the historic account of an institution. With the limitations insisted upon the ancestors, the next six generations maintained the norms that led the eighth generation to prosperity. While maintaining the ancestral norms, no one knew it was a major conspiracy 7 generations before. The 7th generation just deduced the mysterious plot and the manner proved quite enthralling. The engrossing narration from the references of latter – Peshwa period arouses and keeps up the readers interest till the end written by Dr. Avinash Sowani
Gatha Prachin Maharashrachi – Bhag 1 is written by 4 Authors viz. Ankur Kane, Sagar Surve, Sampada Kulkarni, Shweta Kajale. This book contains history of Maharashtra from ancient period till 12th century.
Chalukya was an important dynasty in India. They ruled over the Deccan plateau in South India. After the fall of the Satavahan and the Vakatak dynasties, the Chalukyas established their power in the south in about the sixth century. These Chalukyas of Badami ruled the region between the Vindhyachal Mountains and the Krishna River, which included Maharashtra in the west and Andhra Pradesh in the east, for about 200 years. Second Pulakesi had a well-equipped navy. This book Kon hote Chalukya is written by Anurag Vaidya.
The ancient city of Eran in Madhya Pradesh has a rich historical and cultural heritage. Evidence of Neolithic, Kayatha and Copper Age, Harappan Civilization, Maurya, Shunga, Satavahana, Shaka, Naga, Gupta, Hun, Gurjar-Pratihara, Parmar, Chandel, Kalachuri dynasties can be found in Eran.
The city of Eran, which gained importance from the Copper Age, was a royal center during the golden age of the Gupta dynasty. Eran has a huge Vishnu idol, Varaha idol and Garudastambha built during the Gupta period.
Samudragupta’s Prashati was found in the village of Eran. The original Hindi book was written by Dr. Mohanlal Chadhar and it has been translated into Marathi as Eran Ek Sanskrutik Warsa by Anurag Vaidya.
In this Varaha ShreeVishnucha Tisara Avatar book, the comprehensive information about Varaha, the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu is given by author Dr. Lata Aklujkar. The concept of Avatar has a very important place in Indian culture. Even today, the religious inspiration of this boar avatar is still alive in the public mind that temples of this avatar are spread all over India. Such temples are reviewed in this book. The religious and cultural significance of this book is undoubtedly great.
Yani Ghadavila Maharashtra book contains short biographies of legends like Dondo Karve, B.G. Ketakar, G.B. Sardar, R.B. Herwadkar and so on, who contributed a lot for the progress of modern Maharashtra. The book is written by Dr. Ganesh Raut.
This biography of Shikshan Dhorani Waman Shivram Apte, the first principal of Fergusson College and one of the founder member of the Deccan Education Society, is Written by Prof. Jagdeesh Lanjekar.
Pune city and Ganesh festival are connected to each other by an unbreakable bond. The festival in Pune is blessed with the guidance of Lokmanya Tilak. A unique mix of religion, heritage and social bonding is seen during the festival times. The book gives information about the top five ‘Manache’ respected Ganesh Mandals, various popular Mandals around the city and their unique Ganesh idols. This Pune Ganesh Festival book is written by Swapnil Nahar, Suprasad Puranik.
Temples in many villages are waiting for restoration. However, instead of demolishing such old temples and constructing them in a flashy ‘modern’ style, a conscious effort should be made to conserve the existing structures and preserve the historical heritage. But unfortunately today, in the name of restoration, many old temples, palaces are completely demolished without proper consultation and the works reflected in modern style are common.
However, none of the agitators realize that because of this we are losing the historical significance of the place, destroying the historical architectural heritage, and not only erasing our own past. For that, in this Jirnoddhar book, a lot has been commented on how to restore a building, how to do conservation.
What exactly is restoration? by the author Dr. Avinash Sowani. So going beyond all the different concepts of repairs, renovation, reconstruction and conservation, trying to do ‘re-creation’ in the original architectural style, i.e. ‘Jirnoddhar’ in Marathi.
This story is created keeping exactly this concept in mind.
In this novel, author describes how main character discovered an ancient temple by guessing from the old remains of the settlements that she found around.
