khan nadeem patil vishwas (5 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: New. Civil servant Dilip Pawar is posted as Election Observer in the Naxal-infested districts of Chhattisgarh. What happens in the next seventy-six days of his posting till the general election results are announced changes his outlook on life forever. He experiences firsthand the Naxal menace which is a burning reality in Chhattisgarh today. There he meets Dudiya, a spirited young Adivasi girl whose destiny is trapped between the two blades of a pair of scissors, the state administration on the one hand and the Naxals on the other. Having no way out she joins the Naxals as a young girl and trains with them in the remote and inaccessible Abujmarh mountains. However, she ends up feeling disillusioned and trapped, and surrenders to the police. But now she is a refugee branded as a traitor by the Naxals who are gunning for her life. This fast-paced novel featuring thrilling encounters, ambushes and races against time, highlights the burning issue of Naxalism plaguing Chhattisgarh and other Naxal-infested states of India. The poverty-stricken tribals caught in this vicious circle of Naxal and state violence and vendetta have no choice but to live under the shadow of guns blazing from both sides.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. THE DAZZLING SECOND VOLUME OF VISHWAS PATIL'S MAGNUM OPUS, THE SHIVAJI MAHASAMRAT QUARTET After the 1659 battle in which the Marathas beat Aurangzeb's uncle Shaista Khan and slay the mighty Adilshahi general Afzal Khan at the Pratapgarh fort, the Bijapur kingdom, though weakened, is burning for revenge. Shivaji is now striding towards the zenith of his power. He orders his trusted commander Netaji Palkar to mount a blitzkrieg against the invincible Adilshahi fortress, plundering or annexing territories stretching up to the valley of the Godavari, and also leaving the Mughal army camped in Aurangabad in a disarray. Leading many a bloody expedition, Shivaji captures close to sixty forts. In court, Shivaji establishes an efficient administrative structure, instituting a council of eight ministers known as the Ashtapradhan. But it's when he puts together a formidable navy that Aurangzeb lays a trap, luring him into the fort of Panhala.What follows is a 133-day-long siege of the impregnable fortress, breaking which Shivaji trudges back to the safety of his fort in Vishalgarh. There are other battles to be fought, other victories he will wrest. With his greatest warriorsSiddhi Wah Wah, Baji Prabhu and Shambhuji Jadhavstaunchly by his side, he sets off again. He fights battles at the bays around Vengurla, Rajapur and Jaitapur; slays his sworn enemy Baji Raje Ghorpade of the Bijapur court; sacks and loots Aurangzeb's port in Surat, the city of gold. His single-minded pursuit of regional autonomy causes Shahaji trouble in the Bijapur court, yet both father and son remain relentless in their campaign for Hindvi Swaraj. They split their army and go in different directions to expand the Maratha confederacy. Twenty-two years later, father and son meet again at Jejuri fortan event that is the beating heart of this stunning sequel to The Whirlwind. The result of over a decade's research and keen craftsmanship, The Wild Warfront is the story of how Shivaji became the revered king we now remember him as.