This is my first post !! Hope you all will like it ..... I have written my first post about my Idol - Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, he is a legend of Maharashtra, actually also for India but very few know his doing outside Maharastra apart from he conquered Mughal`s forts and killed Afzalkhan and now some absurd politicians fighting with his name and making Vada Pav`s. Even they celebrate his anniversary on 2 different dates, this has actually made Shivaji a pity political gimmick. Anyways... The story i am posting today is one of my favorite one from book Shriman Yogi. This story highlights, we as a maharashtrians and Indians lack unity.
After winning and also building his own forts, Shivaji decided to build some Big boats with the help of British men to safeguard his forts built in the sea. He invited around 400 britisher`s and made contract with them. He then asked one of his man (named Aabaji) to select around 1000 talented and skillful men from his own army to help the British men in building boat. Shivaji`s men were surprised as to why do we need to go there when there are around 400 britishers to build the boat??? Still they went and work was going on ? Around a week later one of the soldier came with a news to Shivaji that the all the 400 Britisher`s have ran away. Hearing this all of the Shivaji`s minister`s were shocked but Shivaji was smiling. He said “I knew they will go one day that’s the reason I asked our men to help them and learn from them the skill to make Big boats”. He asked one of the boat worker that what happened, worker said that while all were working, one boat with some britisher`s came near and they started talking with our British men and all of them ran away.
Aabaji asked Shivaji that what must have happened ? Why they ran away ? Shivaji said “ This is big difference between us and them. They are very loyal to their country and this is one of the reasons that they are coming here from different country and trying to rule. They knew that one day they will have to fight with me, so why should they help tomorrow`s enemy. And on the other hand our men are actually opposite to this, when I am trying to bulid “Swarajya” where everyone from every religion can live peacefully, our own men mixes with Mughals and try to attack me.
Shivaji then asked all his men to complete the work and left from the place.
