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.
Dr. Avinash Sowani Architect by profession and Ph.D. in History.
So far he has written research books on history, architecture, historical novels. However, a little aside from history, he also wrote fiction. A Chya Katha is a collection of such selected stories written by him.
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.
The number of forts in Goa state are less than that of the forts in Maharashtra. The geographical location, political importance and fortifications are noteworthy of these forts. They are located along the blue sea, some are built on headlands and some are built on the banks of rivers. All the forts that survive today are fine examples of Portuguese fort architecture. The low ramparts, the slightly sloping triangular shaped towers, the bartizans at the ends of the towers and the cannons are all the glory of the fort. Therefore, the book Govyatil Kille written by history researcher Mahesh Tendulkar should be in the collection of fort lovers. The Marathi English Portuguese mini dictionary given at the end of the book deals with fort terms.
Maharashtra is known as the state of forts. Today thousands of people visit the forts of Maharashtra, experience the thrilling history there and return home with the memory of Shivaji Maharaj and other warriors. History researcher Mahesh Tendulkar has written the book Killa Kasa Pahava i.e. How to see the fort with the purpose of providing reliable information about the various structures, constructions, religious places, sculptures, inscriptions, water system, etc. on the forts. This book has tried to widen the scope of the reader’s thinking by giving different references and examples from history.
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.
The death of AfzalKhan at Pratapgad fort was a very important event in the life of Shivaji Maharaj. Author Prathamesh Khamkar has written the book Pratapgad Parva with the help of the description of this incident by various historians of the time. In this book, five color pictures of Afzalkhan Vadh from Purushottam Bandishte’s SriShivakavya pothi are being published for the first time.
After the abolition of Article 370, the special status of Kashmir was lost, but the emotional integration of Kashmir with the rest of India is still a long time away. This Kashmir Tevha ani Atta 370 Nantarchi Navi Pahat book written by Jayashri Desai is a must read for anyone who wants to look at Kashmir…beyond the wonderful tourist spots.
India got independence in 1947, at that time Dr. Babasaheb had deeply studied the basic nature of Islam, the purpose of the Islam rulers invasions in India, the causes of the Hindu-Muslim conflict and so on. His views on Islam are given in the book Pakistan or the Partition of India, written in 1940. Editor Bharat Amdapure studied this book and compiled Babasaheb’s thoughts and perspectives on Islam and translated it into Marathi as Dr Babasaheb Ambedkaranchya Drushtitun Islam book.
